Size-dependent effects of the intestinal microbiota in juvenile Chinese alligators: implications for species protection

Abstract Increasing the quality of offspring to optimize population reproductive efficiency represents a viable approach for increasing population size. The population of Chinese alligators has a growing age structure, but the high mortality rate of juveniles is a serious problem that needs to be so...

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Main Authors: Wengang Li, Jingru Liu, Lulu Cui, Ke Sun, Yulin Gao, Qin Wang, Yongkang Zhou, Lan Mei, Pingsi Yi, XiaoBing Wu, ZhenPeng Yu, Tao Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-025-00572-4
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