Plumage bacteria may play an important role in shaping the life histories of birds. However, to
design suitable experiments to examine causal relationships between plumage bacteria and the fitness of host birds,
natural ...
Kilgas, Priit; Saag, Pauli; Magi, Marko; Edenberg, Meeli; Tilgar, Vallo; Mand, Raivo(University of California Press, 2012)
Microorganisms are known to play an important role in shaping the life histories of animals. Recent
studies have proposed that the coloration of birds’ plumage could reflect individual quality through associations
with ...
