To better understand dietary requirements, trophic shifts, and trophic interactions of the
threatened green turtle (Chelonia mydas), we conducted a comprehensive global review …

Because of its potential to modulate host health, the gut microbiome of captive animals has
become an increasingly important area of research. In this paper, we review the current …

The human gut microbiome has a great deal of interpersonal variation due to both
endogenous and exogenous factors, like household pet exposure. To examine the …

Many marine herbivorous fishes harbour diverse microbial communities in the hindgut that
can play important roles in host health and nutrition. Kyphosus sydneyanus is a temperate …

Background High-altitude ecosystems are extreme environments that generate specific
physiological, morphological, and behavioral adaptations in ectotherms. The shifts in gut …

Caretta caretta is the most common sea turtle species in the Mediterranean Sea. The
species is threatened by anthropomorphic activity that causes thousands of deaths and …

Dietary studies provide key insights into threats and changes within ecosystems and
subsequent impacts on focal species. Diet is particularly challenging to study within marine …

An animal's gut microbiota plays an important role in host health, reproduction and
digestion. However, many studies focus on only a few individuals or a single species …

Background The microbiota plays a critical role in host homeostasis and has been shown to
be a major driving force in host evolution. However, our understanding of these important …

Animals living on small islands are more drastically exposed to environmental changes,
such as food or water starvation, and rapid temperature shifts. Facing such conditions, and …