Gut microbiota and kin recognition

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 2013 France English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Trends in Ecology & Evolution, volume 28, pages 325-326 (issn: 0169-5347,

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Authors: Lizé, Anne; Mckay, Raegan; Lewis, Zenobia;

doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2012.10.013

pmid: 23141109

Gut microbiota and kin recognition

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Abstract

The animal gut contains a large reservoir of symbionts. Whilst these microbes have obvious physiological functions in, for example, digestion and immune defence, they can also affect their host's behavior. Increasing evidence suggests that gut microbiota alters the scent of an individual, thereby affecting mate choice and kin recognition.

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France

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University of Liverpool
United Kingdom
Université de Rennes 1
France

Keywords

[SDE.BE] Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, Animal Communication, Gastrointestinal Tract, Mammals, Sexual Behavior, Animal, Microbiota, Animals, Olfactory Perception, Hymenoptera

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