Special structures of hoopoe eggshells enhance the adhesion of symbiont-carrying uropygial secretion that increase hatching success

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1289-1301

  Martín Vivaldi, Manuel ^a   Soler, Juan J ^a,b   Peralta Sánchez, Juan M ^a   Arco, Laura ^a   Martín Platero, Antonio M ^a   Martínez Bueno, Manuel ^a   Ruiz Rodríguez, Magdalena ^a,b   Valdivia, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial defences; Birds; Co evolution; Mutualism; Symbiotic bacteria; Uropygial gland

Indexed keywords

AVES; UPUPIDAE;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIRD; BODILY SECRETIONS; EGG SHELL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; EXOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; OVUM; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECRETION (PROCESS); SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SYMBIOSIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIRDS; BODILY SECRETIONS; EGG SHELL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; EXOCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OVUM; SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84909950212     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12243     Document Type: Article

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