Microbiome structure of a wild Drosophila community along tropical elevational gradients and comparison to laboratory lines
J. J. Brown, A. Jandova, C. T. Jeffs, M. Higgie, E. Novakova, O. T. Lewis, J. Hrcek
This study examines microbiome variation in wild and lab-reared Drosophila across elevational gradients, finding that field-collected flies have more diverse microbiomes and elevation explains some variation in microbial communities.
bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2021 · PreprintEcology