Gut microbiome composition predicts summer core range size in a generalist and specialist ungulate
Jesse F. Wolf, K.D. Kriss, Kara M. MacAulay, K. Munro, Brent R. Patterson, Aaron B. A. Shafer
The paper examines the relationship between gut microbiome composition and core range size in mountain goats and white-tailed deer, finding a positive correlation between Firmicutes to Bacteroides ratios and core range area.
bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2020 · PreprintMolecular Biology