Publication Date:
2018-05-04
Description:
Gut microbiomes of wild great apes fluctuate seasonally in response to diet Gut microbiomes of wild great apes fluctuate seasonally in response to diet, Published online: 03 May 2018; doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04204-w Microbiota composition fluctuates in response to changes in environmental and lifestyle factors. Here, Hicks et al. show that the faecal microbiota of wild gorillas and chimpanzees is temporally dynamic, with shifts that correlate with seasonal rainfall patterns and periods of high and low frugivory.
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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