M Giraudeau

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Publications

  1. ncbi Effect of preen oil on plumage bacteria: an experimental test with the mallard
    M Giraudeau
    Laboratoire Évolution et Diversité Biologique EDB, UMR 5174 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS, Université Paul Sabatier UPS, École Nationale de Formation Agronomique ENFA, 118 route de Narbonne, F 31062 Toulouse, France
    Behav Processes 92:1-5. 2013
  2. ncbi Effects of access to preen gland secretions on mallard plumage
    Mathieu Giraudeau
    Universite de Toulouse, UPS, EDB, UMR 5174, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France
    Naturwissenschaften 97:577-81. 2010
  3. ncbi Maternal investment of female mallards is influenced by male carotenoid-based coloration
    M Giraudeau
    School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287 4501, USA
    Proc Biol Sci 278:781-8. 2011
  4. ncbi Effect of restricted preen-gland access on maternal self maintenance and reproductive investment in mallards
    Mathieu Giraudeau
    Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Universite Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
    PLoS ONE 5:e13555. 2010

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Publications4

  1. ncbi Effect of preen oil on plumage bacteria: an experimental test with the mallard
    M Giraudeau
    Laboratoire Évolution et Diversité Biologique EDB, UMR 5174 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS, Université Paul Sabatier UPS, École Nationale de Formation Agronomique ENFA, 118 route de Narbonne, F 31062 Toulouse, France
    Behav Processes 92:1-5. 2013
    ..Second, preen gland deprivation may have affected only a small portion of the feather-degrading bacterial community. Third, ducks and passerine oils might have different bactericidal properties...
  2. ncbi Effects of access to preen gland secretions on mallard plumage
    Mathieu Giraudeau
    Universite de Toulouse, UPS, EDB, UMR 5174, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France
    Naturwissenschaften 97:577-81. 2010
    ..Our study shows that preen oil acts to maintain plumage condition and suggests that feather microstructure is essential to maintain plumage waterproofness...
  3. ncbi Maternal investment of female mallards is influenced by male carotenoid-based coloration
    M Giraudeau
    School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287 4501, USA
    Proc Biol Sci 278:781-8. 2011
    ..Maternal decisions highlighted in this study may influence chick survival and compel males to maintain carotenoid-based coloration from the mate-choice period until egg-laying has been finished...
  4. ncbi Effect of restricted preen-gland access on maternal self maintenance and reproductive investment in mallards
    Mathieu Giraudeau
    Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Universite Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
    PLoS ONE 5:e13555. 2010
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