Goshawk prey have more bacteria than non‐prey
Summary 1. Predators often prey on individuals that are sick or otherwise weakened. Although previous studies have shown higher abundance of parasites in prey, whether prey have elevated loads of micro‐organisms remains to be determined. 2. We quantified the abundance of bacteria and fungi on feathe...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01923.x 2024-09-15T17:34:35+00:00 Goshawk prey have more bacteria than non‐prey Møller, A. P. Peralta‐Sánchez, J. M. Nielsen, J. T. López‐Hernández, E. Soler, J. J. 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01923.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2656.2011.01923.x https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01923.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Animal Ecology volume 81, issue 2, page 403-410 ISSN 0021-8790 1365-2656 journal-article 2011 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01923.x 2024-07-11T04:33:56Z Summary 1. Predators often prey on individuals that are sick or otherwise weakened. Although previous studies have shown higher abundance of parasites in prey, whether prey have elevated loads of micro‐organisms remains to be determined. 2. We quantified the abundance of bacteria and fungi on feathers of woodpigeons Columba palumbus L., jays Garrulus glandarius L. and blackbirds Turdus merula L. that either fell prey to goshawks Accipiter gentilis L. or were not depredated. 3. We found an almost three‐fold increase in bacterial load of prey compared with non‐prey, while there was no significant difference between prey and non‐prey in level of fungal infection of the plumage. 4. The results were not confounded by differences in size or mass of feathers, date of collection of feathers, or date of analysis of feathers for micro‐organisms. 5. These findings suggest a previously unknown contribution of bacteria to risk of predation, with important implications for behaviour, population ecology and community ecology. Article in Journal/Newspaper Accipiter gentilis Wiley Online Library Journal of Animal Ecology 81 2 403 410 |
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Summary 1. Predators often prey on individuals that are sick or otherwise weakened. Although previous studies have shown higher abundance of parasites in prey, whether prey have elevated loads of micro‐organisms remains to be determined. 2. We quantified the abundance of bacteria and fungi on feathers of woodpigeons Columba palumbus L., jays Garrulus glandarius L. and blackbirds Turdus merula L. that either fell prey to goshawks Accipiter gentilis L. or were not depredated. 3. We found an almost three‐fold increase in bacterial load of prey compared with non‐prey, while there was no significant difference between prey and non‐prey in level of fungal infection of the plumage. 4. The results were not confounded by differences in size or mass of feathers, date of collection of feathers, or date of analysis of feathers for micro‐organisms. 5. These findings suggest a previously unknown contribution of bacteria to risk of predation, with important implications for behaviour, population ecology and community ecology. |
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Møller, A. P. Peralta‐Sánchez, J. M. Nielsen, J. T. López‐Hernández, E. Soler, J. J. Goshawk prey have more bacteria than non‐prey |
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Møller, A. P. Peralta‐Sánchez, J. M. Nielsen, J. T. López‐Hernández, E. Soler, J. J. |
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Goshawk prey have more bacteria than non‐prey |
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Goshawk prey have more bacteria than non‐prey |
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Goshawk prey have more bacteria than non‐prey |
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Goshawk prey have more bacteria than non‐prey |
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Goshawk prey have more bacteria than non‐prey |
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goshawk prey have more bacteria than non‐prey |
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