Reproductive microbial diversity is associated with competitive phenotypes in socially polyandrous jacanas
Jennifer L. Houtz, Kimberly A Acosta, Mae Berlow, Sara Elizabeth Lipshutz
This study examines cloacal microbial diversity in two Jacana species, finding associations between microbial alpha diversity and testosterone and weaponry in females of one species.
bioRxiv · Feb 5, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology