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Host genetics and social relationships jointly shape fitness-associated microbiome variation in a population of feral horses
2026-07-28
Abstract excerpt
Gut microbiome variation is consequential for host fitness, but its contribution to adaptive evolution in host populations remains unclear. Although gut microbiome heritability has been demonstrated in humans, domesticated animals, and wildlife, no study has simultaneously assessed heritability of, and natural selection on, microbiome traits. Moreover, prior studies have not investigated whether non-genetic inheri...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 6a6b0637-7a42-5ef1-b321-2345a7a14b9a
- DOI
- 10.64898/2026.07.27.740960