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Body Size Poorly Predicts Host-Associated Microbial Diversity in Wild Birds by Herder, Elizabeth A, Skeen, Heather R, Lutz, Holly L, Hird, Sarah M

“…The composition and diversity of avian microbiota are shaped by many factors, including host ecologies and environmental variables. In this study, we examine…”
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Elevation Correlates With Significant Changes in Relative Abundance in Hummingbird Fecal Microbiota, but Composition Changes Little by Herder, Elizabeth A., Spence, Austin R., Tingley, Morgan W., Hird, Sarah M.

“…The microbial communities living on and in vertebrate hosts have myriad effects on their hosts, potentially including fitness and speciation. Microbiomes are…”
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The Influence of Environmental Factors on the Avian Microbiome and Its Microbial Members by Herder, Elizabeth A

“…All organisms live within ecosystems, from bacteria in a host’s gut to a duck nesting on a lake. From the microbiome’s perspective, vertebrates are both the…”
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