Surviving on limited resources: effects of caloric restriction on growth, gene expression and gut microbiota in a species with male pregnancy (Hippocampus erectus).
F. A. Pappert, V. A. Wuest, C. Fontanes-Eguiguren, O. Roth
This study examines how caloric restriction affects growth, gene expression, and gut microbiota in male-pregnant seahorses, revealing sex-specific resource allocation strategies during reproduction.
bioRxiv · Oct 5, 2023Evolutionary Biology