Preen gland removal increases plumage bacterial load but not that of feather-degrading bacteria

Effect of preen oil on plumage bacteria: An experimental test with the mallard

(2012) M. Giraudeau et al.   BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES

Intraspecific preen oil odor preferences in dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis)

(2011) Danielle J. Whittaker et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Drying eggs to inhibit bacteria: Incubation during laying in a cavity nesting passerine

(2011) R. Ruiz-De-Castañeda et al.   BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES

Potential Semiochemical Molecules from Birds: A Practical and Comprehensive Compilation of the Last 20 Years Studies

(2011) S. Campagna et al.   CHEMICAL SENSES

Innate humoural immunity is related to eggshell bacterial load of European birds: a comparative analysis

(2011) Juan José Soler et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

An individual and a sex odor signature in kittiwakes? Study of the semiochemical composition of preen secretion and preen down feathers

(2011) Sarah Leclaire et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Cosmetic enhancement of signal coloration: experimental evidence in the house finch

(2010) Isabel López-Rull et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Sexually transmitted bacteria affect female cloacal assemblages in a wild bird

(2010) Joël White et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

House Sparrows Passer domesticus with larger uropygial glands show reduced feather wear

(2010) GREGORIO MORENO-RUEDA   IBIS

Seasonality in the uropygial gland size and feather mite abundance in house sparrows Passer domesticus: natural covariation and an experiment

(2010) Péter L. Pap et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Uropygial gland size correlates with feather holes, body condition and wingbar size in the house sparrow Passer domesticus

(2010) Gregorio Moreno-Rueda   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Microorganisms Associated with Feathers of Barn Swallows in Radioactively Contaminated Areas Around Chernobyl

(2010) Gábor Árpád Czirják et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Sexual dimorphism in immune function changes during the annual cycle in house sparrows

(2010) Péter László Pap et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Effects of access to preen gland secretions on mallard plumage

(2010) Mathieu Giraudeau et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Effect of Restricted Preen-Gland Access on Maternal Self Maintenance and Reproductive Investment in Mallards

(2010) Mathieu Giraudeau et al.   PLoS One

Differences in intestinal microbiota between avian brood parasites and their hosts

(2009) MAGDALENA RUIZ-RODRÍGUEZ et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Predators and microorganisms of prey: goshawks prefer prey with small uropygial glands

(2009) Anders P. Møller et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Feather micro-organisms and uropygial antimicrobial defences in a colonial passerine bird

(2009) Anders P. Møller et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Number and colour composition of nest lining feathers predict eggshell bacterial community in barn swallow nests: an experimental study

(2009) Juan M. Peralta-Sanchez et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Evidence that plumage bacteria influence feather coloration and body condition of eastern bluebirdsSialia sialis

(2009) Alex R. Gunderson et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Seasonal, sexual and developmental differences in hoopoe Upupa epops preen gland morphology and secretions: evidence for a role of bacteria

(2009) Manuel Martín-Vivaldi et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Variation in Plumage Microbiota Depends on Season and Migration

(2009) Isabelle-A. Bisson et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Aromatic plants in nests of the blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus protect chicks from bacteria

(2009) Adèle Mennerat et al.   OECOLOGIA

Avian Incubation Inhibits Growth and Diversification of Bacterial Assemblages on Eggs

(2009) Matthew D. Shawkey et al.   PLoS One

SEASONALLY CHANGING PREEN-WAX COMPOSITION: RED KNOTS' (CALIDRIS CANUTUS) FLEXIBLE DEFENSE AGAINST FEATHER-DEGRADING BACTERIA?

(2008) JEROEN RENEERKENS et al.   AUK

FEATHER-DEGRADING BACTERIA: A NEW FRONTIER IN AVIAN AND HOST–PARASITE RESEARCH?

(2008) ALEX R. GUNDERSON   AUK

Symbiotic association between hoopoes and antibiotic-producing bacteria that live in their uropygial gland

(2008) J. J. Soler et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Bacterial diversity at the cloaca relates to an immune response in magpiePica picaand to body condition of great spotted cuckooClamator glandariusnestlings

(2008) Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Do feather-degrading bacteria affect sexually selected plumage color?

(2008) Matthew D. Shawkey et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN