During the ongoing biodiversity crisis, captive conservation and breeding programs offer a
refuge for species to persist and provide source populations for reintroduction efforts …

Many parts of the animal body harbor microbial communities, known as animal-associated
microbiomes, that affect the regulation of physiological functions. Studies in human and …

The gut microbiome can vary across differences in host lifestyle, geography, and host
species. By comparing closely related host species across varying lifestyles and geography …

Because of its potential to modulate host health, the gut microbiome of captive animals has
become an increasingly important area of research. In this paper, we review the current …

Background Various aspects of sociality can benefit individuals' health. The host social
environment and its relative contributions to the host-microbiome relationship have emerged …

Despite careful attention to animal nutrition and wellbeing, gastrointestinal distress remains
relatively common in captive non‐human primates (NHPs), particularly dietary specialists …

If gut microbes influence host behavioral ecology in the short term, over evolutionary time,
they could drive host niche differentiation. We explored this possibility by comparing the gut …

Background Inter-population variation in host-associated microbiota reflects differences in
the hosts' environments, but this characterization is typically based on studies comparing …

Background Humans have coevolved with microbial communities to establish a mutually
advantageous relationship that is still poorly characterized and can provide a better …

Microbiome science has provided groundbreaking insights into human and animal health.
Similarly, evolutionary medicine–the incorporation of eco‐evolutionary concepts into …