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Multilevel social structure and diet shape the gut microbiota of the gelada monkey, the only grazing primate
BACKGROUND: The gelada monkey (Theropithecus gelada), endemic to the Ethiopian highlands, is the only graminivorous primate, i.e., it feeds mainly on grasses and sedges. In spite of known dental, manual, and locomotor adaptations, the intestinal anatomy of geladas is similar to that of other primate...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5935910/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29729671 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40168-018-0468-6 |