The central aim of conservation biology is to understand and mitigate the effects of human
activities on biodiversity. To successfully achieve this objective, researchers must take an …

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

Over the past decade several studies have reported that the gut microbiomes of mammals
with similar dietary niches exhibit similar compositional and functional traits. However, these …

The breeding of threatened species in captivity for release is a central tool in conservation
biology. Given gloomy predictions for biodiversity trends in the Anthropocene, captive …

The microbiome is critical for host survival and fitness, but gaps remain in our understanding
of how this symbiotic community is structured. Despite evidence that related hosts often …

Animals maintain complex associations with a diverse microbiota living in their guts. Our
understanding of the ecology of these associations is extremely limited in reptiles. Here, we …

The gut microbiome plays a critical role in many aspects of host life, and the microbial
community composition is heavily influenced by the prevailing conditions in the gut …

Recent research in humans, livestock, and wildlife using high-throughput next-generation
sequencing (NGS) has identified that resident microbiota play an essential role in disease …

Research into proximate and ultimate mechanisms of individual cognitive variation in animal
populations is a rapidly growing field that incorporates physiological, behavioural and …

Complex microbial communities inhabit vertebrate digestive systems but thorough
understanding of the ecological dynamics and functions of host-associated microbiota within …