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| Title |
Are antimicrobial defences in bird eggs related to climatic conditions associated with risk of trans-shell microbial infection?
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Zoology, July 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1742-9994-11-49 |
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| Authors |
Nicholas PC Horrocks, Kathryn Hine, Arne Hegemann, Henry K Ndithia, Mohammed Shobrak, Stéphane Ostrowski, Joseph B Williams, Kevin D Matson, B Irene Tieleman |
| Abstract |
All bird eggs are exposed to microbes in the environment, which if transmitted to the developing embryo, could cause hatching failure. However, the risk of trans-shell infection varies with environmental conditions and is higher for eggs laid in wetter environments. This might relate to generally higher microbial abundances and diversity in more humid environments, including on the surface of eggshells, as well as the need for moisture to facilitate microbial penetration of the eggshell. To protect against microbial infection, the albumen of avian eggs contains antimicrobial proteins, including lysozyme and ovotransferrin. We tested whether lysozyme and ovotransferrin activities varied in eggs of larks (Alaudidae) living along an arid-mesic gradient of environmental aridity, which we used as a proxy for risk of trans-shell infection. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 47 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Italy | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 43 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 11 | 23% |
| Researcher | 10 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 3 | 6% |
| Unknown | 6 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 23 | 49% |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 11% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 6% |
| Chemistry | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 10 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 November 2014.
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#618
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#177,523
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#13
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