Brood parasitism is associated with increased bacterial contamination of host eggs: bacterial loads of host and parasitic eggs

Male spotless starlings adjust feeding effort based on egg spots revealing ectoparasite load

(2009) Jesús Miguel Avilés et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Differences in intestinal microbiota between avian brood parasites and their hosts

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

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

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

Predictors of resistance to brood parasitism within and among reed warbler populations

(2008) Bård G. Stokke et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

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

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