Sampling locality is more detectable than taxonomy or ecology in the gut microbiota of the brood-parasitic Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)

Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater) are the most widespread avian brood parasite in North America, laying their eggs in the nests of approximately 250 host species that raise the cowbird nestlings as their own. It is currently unknown how these heterospecific hosts influence the cowbird gut micro...

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Main Authors: Hird, Sarah M., Carstens, Bryan C., Cardiff, Steven W., Dittmann, Donna L., Brumfield, Robb T.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014
Subjects:
Evolutionary Studies
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3970801/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24711971
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.321
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