Gut Microbiota Appears to Compensate for Seasonal Diet Variation in the Wild Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra)

For most mammals, including nonhuman primates, diet composition varies temporally in response to differences in food availability. Because diet influences gut microbiota composition, it is likely that the gut microbiota of wild mammals varies in response to seasonal changes in feeding patterns. Such...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Microbial ecology 2015-02, Vol.69 (2), p.434-443
Hauptverfasser:	Amato, Katherine R, Leigh, Steven R, Kent, Angela, Mackie, Roderick I, Yeoman, Carl J, Stumpf, Rebecca M, Wilson, Brenda A, Nelson, Karen E, White, Bryan A, Garber, Paul A
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alouatta Alouatta - microbiology Alouatta pigra Animals Biomedical and Life Sciences Diet Diet - veterinary Ecology energy intake Feeding Behavior Female Food availability Fruit Gastrointestinal Tract - microbiology Geoecology/Natural Processes HOST MICROBE INTERACTIONS intestinal microorganisms leaves Life Sciences Male Mammals Mexico Microbial Ecology Microbiology Microbiota National parks Nature Conservation nutrient intake Nutrients Plant Leaves Relative abundance seasonal variation Seasons Water Quality/Water Pollution
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