Invasion and defense of the basic social unit in a nonhuman primate society leads to sexual differences in the gut microbiome.

ABSTRACT: Multilevel society is one of the most complex social systems in natural ecosystems and is a typical feature among some primates. Given the potential connection between social behavior and gut microbiome composition, the multilevel social system could affect the primate gut microbiome. Here, based on long-term observation (e.g. social unit dynamics, transfer, and behavior), we investigated this potential integrating 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and behavior data in Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti), which possess a multilevel social group based on one male units (OMUs, each unit with several breeding females and their offspring) and all-male unit (AMU, several bachelor males residing together). We found that the mean unweighted Unifrac distance between adult males from di

SUBMITTER: Xia W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9299848 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature