Early sexual dimorphism in the developing gut microbiome of northern elephant seals
Martin A. Stoffel, Karina A. Acevedo‐Whitehouse, Nami Morales‐Durán, Stefanie Grosser, Nayden Chakarov, Oliver Krüger, Hazel J. Nichols, Fernando Ricardo Elorriaga-Verplancken, Joseph Ivan Hoffman
This study examines early sexual dimorphism in the gut microbiome of northern elephant seal pups during a six-week post-weaning period, finding significant sex-based differences in microbial diversity and composition.
Molecular Ecology · Feb 15, 2020Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology