Fecal microbiota and diets of muskox female adults and calves
Abstract In mammals, the gut microbiome is vertically transmitted during maternal lactation at birth. In this study, we investigated the gut microbiome and diets of muskox, a large herbivore inhabiting in the high Arctic. We compared the microbiota composition using bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequencin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2022-05-01
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Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8879 |