Dietary and developmental shifts in butterfly-associated bacterial communities

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Summary

The results suggest that although butterflies harbor distinct microbiomes across taxonomic groups and dietary guilds, the dramatic dietary shifts that occur during development do not impose strong selection to maintain distinct bacterial communities.

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Published
2017-10-02
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Keywords

Butterfly, Biology, Generalist and specialist species, Host (biology), Ecology

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