Lessons from the diet: Captivity and sex shape the gut microbiota in an oviparous lizard (Calotes versicolor)

Abstract Studies have indicated that the abundance and community structure of gut microbiota are altered by diet. In this study, next‐generation sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene amplicon was performed to evaluate variations in the gut microbiota of wild and captive individuals of both sexes of Calote...

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Main Authors: Lin Zhang, Fang Yang, Tangliang Li, Buddhi Dayananda, Longhui Lin, Chixian Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-02-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8586