Properties, genetics and innate immune function of the cuticle in egg-laying species
Cleidoic eggs possess very efficient and orchestrated systems to protect the embryo from
external microbes until hatch. The cuticle is a proteinaceous layer on the shell surface in …
external microbes until hatch. The cuticle is a proteinaceous layer on the shell surface in …
From mechanism to ecosystem: building bridges between ecoimmunology, psychoneuroimmunology and disease ecology
Historically, the fields of ecoimmunology, psychoneuroimmunology and disease ecology
have taken complementary yet disparate theoretical and experimental approaches, despite …
have taken complementary yet disparate theoretical and experimental approaches, despite …
Life history shapes variation in egg composition in the blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus
Maternal investment directly shapes early developmental conditions and therefore has long-
term fitness consequences for the offspring. In oviparous species prenatal maternal …
term fitness consequences for the offspring. In oviparous species prenatal maternal …
Egg viability and egg mass underlie immune tradeoffs and differences between urban and rural lizard egg yolk physiology
Urbanization can cause innumerable abiotic and biotic changes that have the potential to
influence the ecology, behavior, and physiology of native resident organisms. Relative to …
influence the ecology, behavior, and physiology of native resident organisms. Relative to …
Temperature-induced changes in egg white antimicrobial concentrations during pre-incubation do not influence bacterial trans-shell penetration but do affect hatchling …
J Svobodová, J Kreisinger, VG Javůrková - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Microbiome formation and assemblage are essential processes influencing proper
embryonal and early-life development in neonates. In birds, transmission of microbes from …
embryonal and early-life development in neonates. In birds, transmission of microbes from …
Different incubation patterns affect selective antimicrobial properties of the egg interior: experimental evidence from eggs of precocial and altricial birds
J Svobodova, L Šmídová… - Journal of Experimental …, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
Avian eggs contend with omnipresent microorganisms entering the egg interior, where they
affect embryo viability and hatchling phenotype. The incubation behaviour and deposition of …
affect embryo viability and hatchling phenotype. The incubation behaviour and deposition of …