Offspring Microbiomes Differ Across Breeding Sites in a Panmictic Species.

ABSTRACT: High dispersal rates are known to homogenize host's population genetic structure in panmictic species and to disrupt host local adaptation to the environment. Long-distance dispersal might also spread micro-organisms across large geographical areas. However, so far, to which extent selection mechanisms that shape host's population genetics are mirrored in the population structure of the enteric microbiome remains unclear. High dispersal rates and horizontal parental transfer may homogenize bacterial communities between breeding sites (homogeneous hypothesis). Alternatively, strong selection from the local environment may differentiate bacterial communities between breeding sites (heterogeneous hypothesis). Furthermore, selection from age-specific environmental or physiological factors may

SUBMITTER: Gillingham MAF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6372503 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature