Maternal effects shape scale-dependent convergence in gut microbial responses to environmental change
Gabriele Schiro, Allyson Placko, Stan A. Boutin, Ben Dantzer, Jeffrey Lane, Andrew G. McAdam, Lauren A. Petrullo
This study examines how gut microbial communities in red squirrels respond to seasonal variation and episodic resource pulses, finding that maternal effects influence microbial convergence during resource pulses but not seasonal changes.
bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2026 · PreprintEcology