Individual variation in the avian gut microbiota: the influence of host state and environmental heterogeneity
S. E. Somers, G. L. Davidson, C. N. Johnson, M. S. Reichert, J. M. S. Crane, R. P. Ross, C. Stanton, J. L. Quinn
The study examines how the gut microbiota of wild great tits varies with age, environment, and life history traits, finding that nestlings show greater sensitivity to ecological variation than adults.
bioRxiv · Sep 5, 2022Ecology