An experimental test in Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) of the effect of incubation and maternal preen oil on eggshell microbial load

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 671-677

  Giraudeau, M ^a,e   Czirjak G A ^a,b,g   Duval, C ^a,f   Bretagnolle, V ^c   Gutierrez, C ^d,h   Heeb, P ^a  

^a Université de Toulouse III Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Formation de l'Enseignement Agricole   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Romania)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UPS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^g LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^h INSTITUT DE PHARMACOLOGIE ET DE BIOLOGIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Eggshell bacteria; Incubation; Preen oil

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; EGGSHELL; INCUBATION; MICROORGANISM; NESTING BEHAVIOR; WATERFOWL;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 84902554012     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-014-1050-z     Document Type: Article

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