Habitat fragmentation is associated with dietary shifts and microbiota variability in common vampire bats

Abstract Host ecological factors and external environmental factors are known to influence the structure of gut microbial communities, but few studies have examined the impacts of environmental changes on microbiotas in free‐ranging animals. Rapid land‐use change has the potential to shift gut micro...

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Main Authors: Melissa R. Ingala, Daniel J. Becker, Jacob Bak Holm, Karsten Kristiansen, Nancy B. Simmons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-06-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5228