Number and colour composition of nest lining feathers predict eggshell bacterial community in barn swallow nests: An experimental study

Functional Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 426-433

  Peralta Sanchez, Juan M ^a   Møller, Anders P ^b   Martin Platero, Antonio M ^c   Soler, Juan J ^a,d  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eggshell bacterial load; Feather colour; Incubation; Nest building; Nest lining feathers

Indexed keywords

EGGSHELL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FEATHER; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HATCHING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INCUBATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; PATHOGENICITY; PREDATOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THERMOREGULATION;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HIRUNDINIDAE; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 77950295807     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01669.x     Document Type: Article

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