Effects of Sex and Diet on Gut Microbiota of Farmland-Dependent Wintering Birds
Gut microbiota plays an important role for bird biological and ecological properties, and sex and diet may be important intrinsic and extrinsic factors influencing gut microbial communities. However, sex difference of gut microbiota has been rarely investigated in free-living birds, and it remains u...
Main Authors: | Gang Liu, Derong Meng, Minghao Gong, Huixin Li, Wanyu Wen, Yuhang Wang, Jingying Zhou |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.587873/full |
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