Age-related changes in abundance of enterococci and Enterobacteriaceae in Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) nestlings and their association with growth

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 181-188

  González Braojos, Sonia ^a   Vela, Ana I ^b   Ruiz de Castañeda, Rafael ^a   Briones, Víctor ^b   Moreno, Juan ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body mass; Enterobacteriaceae; Enterococci; Pied Flycatcher; Tarsus growth

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BODY MASS; CORRELATION; GROWTH; NESTLING; PASSERINE; WING;

SPAIN;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA;

EID: 84855334524     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0725-y     Document Type: Article

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