Background Adaptive shifts in gut microbiome composition are one route by which animals
adapt to seasonal changes in food availability and diet. However, outside of dietary shifts …

Seasonal variations in gut microbiota of small mammals and how they are influenced by
environmental variables are relatively poorly understood. We sampled 162 wild plateau …

The biodiversity hypothesis that contact with natural environments (eg native vegetation)
and biodiversity, through the influence of environmental microbes, may be beneficial for …

The gut microbiome performs many important functions in mammalian hosts, with community
composition sha** its functional role. However, the factors that drive individual microbiota …

Seasonal dietary shifts in animals are important strategies for ecological adaptation. An
increasing number of studies have shown that seasonal dietary shifts can influence or even …

Seasons are the important influencing factor for gut microbiota, which in turn affects the
ecology and evolution of the host. The seasonal variation in gut microbiota has increasingly …

Host-associated microbiotas are known to influence host health by aiding digestion,
metabolism, nutrition, physiology, immune function, and pathogen resistance. Although an …

Mammals rely on the metabolic functions of their gut microbiota to meet their energetic
needs and digest potentially toxic components in their diet. The gut microbiome plastically …

The intestinal microbiota plays an important role in the digestion and absorption of nutrients
in animals. To address the challenge of conservation, many endangered wildlife are kept in …

Temperature variation structures the composition and diversity of gut microbiomes in
ectothermic animals, key regulators of host physiology, with potential benefit to host or lead …