Reintroducing captive bred species – a community ecological perspective
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Wild-caught rodents retain a majority of their natural gut microbiota upon entrance into captivity.
Experiments conducted on captive animals allow scientists to control many variables; however, these settings are highly unnatural. Previous research has documented a large difference in microbial communities between wild animals and captive-bred individuals. However, wild-caught animals brought into captivity might retain their natural microbiota and thus provide a better study system in which ...
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