Dietary analysis using DNA metabarcoding is a powerful tool that is increasingly being used
to further our knowledge of trophic interactions in highly complex food webs but is not …

Quality and quantity of food items consumed has a crucial effect on phenotypes. In addition
to direct effects mediated by nutrient resources, an individual's diet can also affect the …

An animal's gut microbiota plays an important role in host health, reproduction and
digestion. However, many studies focus on only a few individuals or a single species …

Background The microbiota plays a critical role in host homeostasis and has been shown to
be a major driving force in host evolution. However, our understanding of these important …

The microbiota of metazoans can be influenced by a variety of factors including diet,
environment and genetics. In this study we sampled multiple populations from 2 host …

Tuatara are the sole extant species in the reptile order Rhynchocephalia. They are
ecologically and evolutionarily unique, having been isolated geographically for~ 84 million …

Ball pythons (Python regius) are one of the most commonly kept and bred reptiles in
captivity. In a large ball python breeding colony, a unique syndrome characterized by …

Host-gut microbiota interactions are complex and can have a profound impact on the
ecology and evolution of both counterparts. Several host traits such as taxonomy, diet and …

Střeva obratlovců jsou obydlena taxonomicky i funkčně různorodým společenstvem bakterií
a jiných mikroorganismů. Pokroky v sekvenačních technologiích odhalily vliv střevní …

There is an increasing amount of evidence pointing towards the importance of bacteria and
parasites in the ecology and dynamics of host populations. Complex microorganism …