Effect of intermittent incubation and clutch covering on the probability of bacterial trans-shell infection

Ibis

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 374-386

  Javǔrková, Veronika ^a,b   Albrecht, Tomáš ^a,b   Mrázek, Jakub ^c   Kreisinger, Jakub ^a,b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Duckling phenotype; Egg viability; Feathers; Micro organisms; Nest lining; Precocial birds; Real time polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CLUTCH SIZE; EGGSHELL; FEATHER; HATCHING; INCUBATION; INFECTIVITY; LAYING DATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBABILITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WATERFOWL;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84896137459     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12126     Document Type: Article

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