{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["6(1)"],"submitter":["Zhang XY"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Huddling is highly evolved as a cooperative behavioral strategy for social mammals to maximize their fitness in harsh environments. Huddling behavior can change psychological and physiological responses. The coevolution of mammals with their microbial communities confers fitness benefits to both partners. The gut microbiome is a key regulator of host immune and metabolic functions. We hypothesized that huddling behavior altered energetics and thermoregulation by shaping caecal microbiota in small herbivores. Brandt's voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii) were maintained in a group (huddling) or as individuals (separated) and were exposed to warm (23 ± 1 °C) and cold (4 ± 1 °C) air temperatures (T<sub>a</sub>).<h4>Results</h4>Voles exposed to cold T<sub>a</sub> had higher energy "],"journal":["Microbiome"],"pagination":["103"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5994089"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Huddling remodels gut microbiota to reduce energy requirements in a small mammal species during cold exposure."],"pmcid":["PMC5994089"],"pubmed_authors":["Zhang XY","Chi QS","Wang DH","Yang JJ","Bo TB","Zhang L","Chen B","Sukhchuluun G"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Huddling remodels gut microbiota to reduce energy requirements in a small mammal species during cold exposure.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Huddling is highly evolved as a cooperative behavioral strategy for social mammals to maximize their fitness in harsh environments. Huddling behavior can change psychological and physiological responses. The coevolution of mammals with their microbial communities confers fitness benefits to both partners. The gut microbiome is a key regulator of host immune and metabolic functions. We hypothesized that huddling behavior altered energetics and thermoregulation by shaping caecal microbiota in small herbivores. Brandt's voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii) were maintained in a group (huddling) or as individuals (separated) and were exposed to warm (23 ± 1 °C) and cold (4 ± 1 °C) air temperatures (T<sub>a</sub>).<h4>Results</h4>Voles exposed to cold T<sub>a</sub> had higher energy ","dates":{"release":"2018-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2018 Jun","modification":"2025-04-04T09:38:46.196Z","creation":"2019-03-26T23:42:15Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC5994089","cross_references":{"pubmed":["29884232"],"doi":["10.1186/s40168-018-0473-9"]}}