Gut microbiota plasticity in insular lizards under reversed island syndrome

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 12682
• Main Authors: Buglione, Maria, Ricca, Ezio, Petrelli, Simona, Baccigalupi, Loredana, Troiano, Claudia, Saggese, Anella, Rivieccio, Eleonora, Fulgione, Domenico
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 25.07.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/181; 631/326/2565/2134; 631/601/2721; Body mass; Environmental changes; Humanities and Social Sciences; Intestinal microflora; Lizards; Microbial activity; Microbiota; multidisciplinary; Pigmentation; Plasticity; Relative abundance; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sexual dimorphism; Skin pigmentation; Starvation

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 probably thank to adaptive plasticity mechanisms, some animals display a Reversed Island Syndrome (RIS), a suite of trait...