Effects of supplemental feeding on the fecal bacterial communities of Rocky Mountain elk in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Supplemental feeding of wildlife is a common practice often undertaken for recreational or management purposes, but it may have unintended consequences for animal health. Understanding cryptic effects of diet supplementation on the gut microbiomes of wild mammals is important to inform conservation...

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Main Authors: Claire E Couch, Benjamin L Wise, Brandon M Scurlock, Jared D Rogerson, Rebecca K Fuda, Eric K Cole, Kimberly E Szcodronski, Adam J Sepulveda, Patrick R Hutchins, Paul C Cross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0249521&type=printable
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