The Microbiome of the Gastrointestinal Tract of a Range-Shifting Marine Herbivorous Fish

The Microbiome of the Gastrointestinal Tract of a Range-Shifting Marine Herbivorous Fish

Globally, marine species’ distributions are being modified due to rising ocean temperatures. Increasing evidence suggests a circum-global pattern of poleward extensions in the distributions of many tropical herbivorous species, including the ecologically important rabbitfish Siganus fuscescens. Adap...

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Main Authors: Jacquelyn Jones, Joseph D. DiBattista, Michael Stat, Michael Bunce, Mary C. Boyce, David V. Fairclough, Michael J. Travers, Megan J. Huggett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
fish gut microbiota
Siganidae
marine heat waves
short chain fatty acids (SCFA)
marine herbivory
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02000/full

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