Gut microbiota of the threatened takahē: biogeographic patterns and conservation implications

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Gut microbiota of the threatened takahē: biogeographic patterns and conservation implications

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BACKGROUND: The Aotearoa New Zealand takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri), once thought to be extinct, is a nationally threatened flightless rail under intensive conservation management. While there has been previous research into disease-related microbes in takahē, little is known about the microbes present in the gastrointestinal tract. Given the importance of gut-associated microbes to herbivore nutrition and immunity, knowledge of these communities is likely to be of considerable conservation ...

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2022-12

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West AG / DeLaunay A / Marsh P / Perry EK / Jolly M / Gartrell BD / Pas A / Digby A / Taylor MW

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https://hdl.handle.net/10179/70585

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Avian / Bird / Conservation / Endangered / Microbiome / Microbiota

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