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Robert D. Hughes

Royal Society for the Protection of BirdsORCID 0000-0003-2764-0721Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1

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EcologyRoyal Society Open SciencePeer-reviewedSep 9, 2026

Age-related changes in the gut microbiota of a long-lived seabird suggest divergence from mammalian models

Eveliina Hanski, Kieran A. Bates, Robert D. Hughes…·Annette L. Fayet

This study examines age-related gut microbiota changes in Atlantic puffins, finding population-level structuring in chicks that disappears in adults, with contrasting patterns compared to mammals.

DOI 10.1098/rsos.252018

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