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Huddling remodels gut microbiota to reduce energy requirements in a small mammal species during cold exposure

BACKGROUND: Huddling is highly evolved as a cooperative behavioral strategy for social mammals to maximize their fitness in harsh environments. Huddling behavior can change psychological and physiological responses. The coevolution of mammals with their microbial communities confers fitness benefits...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Xue-Ying, Sukhchuluun, Gansukh, Bo, Ting-Bei, Chi, Qing-Sheng, Yang, Jun-Jie, Chen, Bin, Zhang, Lei, Wang, De-Hua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5994089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29884232
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40168-018-0473-9