Data from: Diet and phylogeny shape the gut microbiota of Antarctic seals: a comparison of wild and captive animals

• Main Authors: Nelson, Tiffanie M., Rogers, Tracey L., Carlini, Alejandro R., Brown, Mark V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: gut microbiota; gut; seal; Antarctica; phocid; mammal; diet; phylogeny; Arctic; Antarctic; Hydrurga; Antarc*; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals; Hydrurga leptonyx; Leopard Seals; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seal; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10255/dryad.54880; https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.42f2q

The gut microbiota of mammals underpins the metabolic capacity and health of the host. Our understanding of what influences the composition of this community has been limited primarily to evidence from captive and terrestrial mammals. Therefore, the gut microbiota of southern elephant seals, Miroung...