Alteration of gut microbiota with a broad-spectrum antibiotic does not impair maternal care in the European earwig.
S. Van Meyel, S. Devers, S. Dupont, F. Dedeine, J. Meunier
This study tests if altering gut microbiota with rifampicin affects maternal care in European earwigs, finding no impairment in pre- or post-hatching care.
bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2020Evolutionary Biology