Communities of Cloacal Bacteria in Tree Swallow Families

Lombardo, Michael P; Thorpe, Patrick A; Cichewicz, R.; Henshaw, M.; Millard, C.; Steen, C.; Zeller, T. K

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Communities of Cloacal Bacteria in Tree Swallow Families

Authors: Michael P Lombardo
Patrick A Thorpe
R. Cichewicz
M. Henshaw
C. Millard
C. Steen
T. K Zeller
Publication date: 1 January 1996
Publisher: ScholarWorks@GVSU
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Our aim in this study was to survey the communities of bacteria found in the cloacae of adult and nestling Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor), determine if there were familial patterns of prevalence, and determine if there were relationships between bacteria loads and nestling size when 12 days old and fledging success

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