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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Great tit"”.
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The gut microbiome of the wild great tit (Parus major): drivers and fitness consequences
The gut microbiome plays a vital role in its host’s ecology. Clinical studies have shown gut microbes increase host health and fitness by providing digestive and immune functions, as well as aiding development. Natural variation in the microbiome is widely believed to affect host fitness in the …
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The role of social environment in shaping vocal communication systems in wild songbirds
… communication in a wild population of blue tits and great tits in order to investigate the effects of social environment on birds’ responses to acoustic cues as well as their production of acoustic signals. In Chapter 1, I demonstrate that blue tits can learn to associate a novel acoustic …
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A comparative analysis of auditory perception in songbirds: Eurasian jays (Garrulus glandarius) and great tits (Parus major)
… Eurasian jay (*Garrulus glandarius*) and great tit (*Parus major*). Chapters 2-5 utilise several different auditory paradigms in Eurasian jays, focusing on caching, reasoning and recognition. Chapter 2 replicates an experiment to test whether jays conceal auditory information as a cache …
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Gut microbes and brain function
… the host-microbe symbiotic relationship has great potential in the future prevention and treatment of such disorders. Therefore, this study aimed to identify novel probiotics by screening gut-derived lactobacilli for bioactive metabolite production, namely GABA and serotonin, identifying one …