Sexual ornamentation reflects antibacterial activity of ejaculates in mallards

Biology Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 740-742

  Rowe, Melissah ^a,b   Gabor A rpad Czirjak ^c   McGraw, Kevin J ^a   Giraudeau, Mathieu ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Wildlife Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Bacteria; Sexual selection; Sexually transmitted diseases; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIRD; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ORNAMENTATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 80053899758     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0276     Document Type: Article

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