Patterns of the fecal microbiota in the Juan Fernández fur seal (Arctocephalus philippii)

Patterns of the fecal microbiota in the Juan Fernández fur seal (Arctocephalus philippii)

Abstract As apex predators, pinnipeds are considered to be useful bioindicators of marine and coastal environments. Endemic to a small archipelago in the South Pacific, the Juan Fernandez fur seal (JFFS) is one of the less‐studied members of the pinniped family Otariidae. This study aimed to charact...

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Main Authors: Constanza Toro‐Valdivieso, Frederick Toro, Samuel Stubbs, Eduardo Castro‐Nallar, Barbara Blacklaws
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-08-01
Series:MicrobiologyOpen
Subjects:
Arctophoca philippii
marine mammals
microbiome
pinnipeds
scatology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1215

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