Multilevel social structure and diet shape the gut microbiota of the gelada monkey, the only grazing primate

Multilevel social structure and diet shape the gut microbiota of the gelada monkey, the only grazing primate

Abstract Background The gelada monkey (Theropithecus gelada), endemic to the Ethiopian highlands, is the only graminivorous primate, i.e., it feeds mainly on grasses and sedges. In spite of known dental, manual, and locomotor adaptations, the intestinal anatomy of geladas is similar to that of other...

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Main Authors: Pål Trosvik, Eric J. de Muinck, Eli K. Rueness, Peter J. Fashing, Evan C. Beierschmitt, Kadie R. Callingham, Jacob B. Kraus, Thomas H. Trew, Amera Moges, Addisu Mekonnen, Vivek V. Venkataraman, Nga Nguyen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Cellulolytic bacteria
Ecological specialist
Ethiopian highlands
GI microbiota
Graminivory
Multilevel society
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0468-6

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