Microbiome turnover during offspring development varies with maternal care, but not moult, in a hemimetabolous insect
M.-C. Cheutin, M. Boucicot, J. Meunier
The paper examines microbiome changes during offspring development in earwigs, finding that maternal care influences microbiome stability, while moulting does not significantly affect it.
bioRxiv · Mar 26, 2024Microbiology