The gut microbiota is viewed as the “second genome” of animals, sharing intricate
relationships with their respective hosts. Because the gut microbial community and its …

Actions taken to control the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have
conspicuously reduced motor vehicle traffic, potentially alleviating auditory pressures on …

Cities are both embedded within and ecologically linked to their surrounding landscapes.
Although urbanization poses a substantial threat to biodiversity, cities also support many …

The role of the gut microbiota in regulating host physiology and health is well established,
with effects on host development, behaviour, nutrition, immunity, and reproductive strategy …

Background The vertebrate gut microbiome (GM) can vary substantially across individuals
within the same natural population. Although there is evidence linking the GM to health in …

Urban sprawl increasingly affects the ecology of natural populations, including host–
microbiota interactions, with observed differences in the gut microbiota between urban and …

Generalist species able to exploit anthropogenic food sources are becoming increasingly
common in urban environments. Coyotes (Canis latrans) are one such urban generalist that …

While evidence for the role of the microbiome in sha** host stress tolerance is becoming
well-established, to what extent this depends on the interaction between the host and its …

The microbial community in the gut is influenced by environmental factors, especially diet,
which can moderate host behaviour through the microbiome-gut-brain axis. However, the …

Habitats are changing rapidly around the globe and urbanization is one of the primary
drivers. Urbanization changes food availability, environmental stressors, and the prevalence …