Microbiota composition of the dorsal patch of reproductive male Leptonycteris yerbabuenae.

Bacteria and other types of microbes interact with their hosts in several ways, including metabolic pathways, development, and complex behavioral processes such as mate recognition. During the mating season, adult males of the lesser long-nosed agave pollinator bat Leptonycteris yerbabuenae (Phyllos...

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Main Authors: Osiris Gaona, Daniel Cerqueda-García, Luisa I Falcón, Guillermo Vázquez-Domínguez, Patricia M Valdespino-Castillo, Carla-Ximena Neri-Barrios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0226239&type=printable