Plumage bacterial load increases during nest-building in a passerine bird

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 833-838

  Kilgas, Priit ^a,b   Saag, Pauli ^a   Mägi, Marko ^a   Tilgar, Vallo ^a   Mand, Raivo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Great Tit; Nest building; Parus major; Plumage bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BROOD REARING; LIFE HISTORY; NESTING SUCCESS; ORNITHOLOGY; PASSERINE; PLUMAGE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PARUS MAJOR; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 84865107647     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0801-3     Document Type: Article

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