The microbial communities inhabiting the alimentary tracts of mammals, particularly those of
herbivores, are estimated to be one of the densest microbial reservoirs on Earth. The …

For decades, comparative biologists have recognized the importance of microbial partners
in facilitating herbivory as a successful feeding strategy. Most of this success is attributed to …

Understanding dietary specialization in herbivores has theoretical and practical implications
in ecology, yet defining niche breadth consistently has been problematic. To increase clarity …

Habitat, diet and leaf chemistry are compared between Japanese and Barbary macaques to
reveal the similarities and differences in dietary adaptations of temperate primates living at …

Abstract The long-lasting discussion, why plants produce secondary metabolites, which are
pharmacologically and toxicologically active towards mammals traces back to the eminent …

Microbial detoxification of plant toxins influences the use of plants as food sources by
herbivores. Stephen's woodrats (Neotoma stephensi) specialize on juniper, which is …

Mammalian herbivores host diverse microbial communities to aid in fermentation and
potentially detoxification of dietary compounds. However, the microbial ecology of …

Folivory has evolved in all primate radiations but the relative importance of resource quantity
and nutritional quality of food is controversial. To understand how food abundance and …

Fungi are often overlooked in microbiome research and, as a result, little is known about the
mammalian mycobiome. Although frequently detected in vertebrate guts and known to …

Dispersal patterns in primates have major implications for behavior and sociality but are
difficult to reconstruct for fossil species. This study applies novel strontium isotope …