Sampling locality is more detectable than taxonomy or ecology in the gut microbiota of the brood-parasitic Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)

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Volumn 2014, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Hird, Sarah M ^a   Carstens, Bryan C ^b   Cardiff, Steven W ^a   Dittmann, Donna L ^a   Brumfield, Robb T ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood parasite; Gut microbiota; Nature vs. nurture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BROOD PARASITE; CARDINALIS CARDINALIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOUSE FINCH; HYPOTHESIS; ICTERUS SPURIUS; INSECT; INTESTINE FLORA; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; MAMMAL; MOLOTHRUS ATER; NONHUMAN; PASSERINA CYANEA; PHYLOGENY; POLIOPTILA CAERULEA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTONOTARIA CITREA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; THRYOTHORUS LUDOVICIANUS; VIREO GRISEUS;

EID: 84897949169     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21678359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.321     Document Type: Article

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