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Genetic Links to Gut Microbiome Variation in the Yellow-Rumped Warbler Hybrid Zone.
Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 2026
Baiz Marcella D, Phung Lan-Nhi, Pierce Daniel, Szarmach Stephanie J, Beam Johanna K, Healy Shawn, Brelsford Alan, Toews David P L
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The gut microbiome is a dynamic ecosystem wherein microbes can exert beneficial, neutral or harmful effects on their host organism. Previous research has supported a large role for the environment in shaping avian gut microbiome diversity, but host-specific factors that regulate gut microbiome variation remain elusive. In hybrid zones, genetic recombination shuffles divergent alleles among backcrossed individuals...
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