Data from: Bacteria and the evolution of honest signals. The case of ornamental throat feathers in spotless starlings

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Bacterial load Feather-degrading bacteria Ornaments Sexual selection Sturnus unicolor Uropygial gland

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doi:10.5061/dryad.p69n4

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h secretion to inhibit growth of a keratinolytic bacterium. 3.The apical part of male ornamental throat feathers harboured more bacteria and degra

Data from: Cohabitation with farm animals rather than breeding effort increases the infection with feather-associated bacteria in the ba

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Fül?p, Attila

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feather microorganisms keratinolytic bacteria cost of reproduction

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doi:10.5061/dryad.pr7bk

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e, we studied barn swallows Hirundo rustica to assess the bacterial cost of reproduction in relation to nesting site micro-habitats. Barn swallows prefer to breed