Autoclaving Nest-Material Remains Influences the Probability of Ectoparasitism of Nestling Hoopoes (<i>Upupa epops</i>)

Autoclaving Nest-Material Remains Influences the Probability of Ectoparasitism of Nestling Hoopoes (<i>Upupa epops</i>)

Nest bacterial environment influences avian reproduction directly because it might include pathogenic- or antibiotic-producing bacteria or indirectly because predators or ectoparasites can use volatile compounds from nest bacterial metabolism to detect nests of their avian hosts. Hoopoes (<i>U...

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Main Authors: Mónica Mazorra-Alonso, Manuel Martín-Vivaldi, Juan Manuel Peralta-Sánchez, Juan José Soler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Biology
Subjects:
bacterial community
chemical volatiles
ectoparasitism
hoopoe
nest-material
uropygial gland
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/9/10/306

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