Skin, but not gut, microbial communities vary with social density in Antarctic fur seals
Comparative studies of microbial communities occupying different body sites in wild vertebrates are scarce, but they are crucial for advancing our understanding of the ecological and evolutionary factors shaping animal microbiomes. We therefore used a natural experiment comprising mother-offspring p...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2025-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1603500/full |
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