The impact of management on the fecal microbiome of endangered greater sage-grouse ( Centrocercus urophasianus ) in a zoo-based conservation program.

Autor: Vaasjo E; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4Z6, Canada.; Animal Health Department, Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo, 1300 Zoo Rd NE, Calgary, AB T2E 7V6, Canada., Stothart MR; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4Z6, Canada., Black SR; Animal Health Department, Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo, 1300 Zoo Rd NE, Calgary, AB T2E 7V6, Canada., Poissant J; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4Z6, Canada., Whiteside DP; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4Z6, Canada.; Animal Health Department, Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo, 1300 Zoo Rd NE, Calgary, AB T2E 7V6, Canada.

Publikováno v: Conservation physiology [Conserv Physiol] 2024 Aug 07; Vol. 12 (1), pp. coae052. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 07 (Print Publication: 2024).

Population genomic structure of a widespread, urban-dwelling mammal: The eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis).

Autor: Fusco NA; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA., Cosentino BJ; Department of Biology, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York, USA., Gibbs JP; Department of Environmental Biology, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York, USA., Allen ML; Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA., Blumenfeld AJ; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA., Boettner GH; Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA., Carlen EJ; Department of Biology, Washington University-St. Louis Campus, St. Louis, Missouri, USA., Collins M; Department of Environmental Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA., Dennison C; Ohio Division of Wildlife, Columbus, Ohio, USA., DiGiacopo D; Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Yreka, CA, USA., Drapeau Picard AP; Insectarium de Montréal/Espace pour la vie, Montréal, Quebec, Canada., Edmonson J; Sonderegger Science Center, Edgewood College, Madison, Wisconsin, USA., Fisher-Reid MC; Department of Biological Sciences, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA., Fyffe R; Landmark Pest Management, ABC Humane Wildlife Control & Prevention Inc., Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA., Gallo T; Department of Environmental Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA., Grant A; Department of Integrative Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada., Harbold W; Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Monitoring and Non-Tidal Assessment Division, Annapolis, Maryland, USA., Heard SB; Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada., Lafferty DJR; Department of Biology, Northern Michigan University, Marqeutte, Michigan, USA., Lehtinen RM; Department of Biology, The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, USA., Marino S; Department of Biology, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA., McDonald JE; Department of Environmental Science, Westfield State University, Westfield, Massachusetts, USA., Mortelliti A; Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, TS, Italy., Murray M; Department of Conservation and Science, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, Illinois, USA., Newman A; Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Monitoring and Non-Tidal Assessment Division, Annapolis, Maryland, USA., Oswald KN; Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel., Ott-Conn C; Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Disease Laboratory - Wildlife Division, Naubinway, Michigan, USA., Richardson JL; Department of Biology, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA., Rimbach R; Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany., Salaman P; Galapagos Conservancy, Washington, District of Columbia, USA., Steele M; Department of Biology, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA., Stothart MR; Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada., Urban MC; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center of Biological Risk, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA., Vandegrift K; Department of Biology, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA., Vanek JP; New York Natural Heritage Program, Albany, New York, USA., Vanderluit SN; Department of Biology, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada., Vezina L; Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada., Caccone A; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Publikováno v: Molecular ecology [Mol Ecol] 2024 Feb; Vol. 33 (3), pp. e17230. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 11.

Shallow shotgun sequencing of the microbiome recapitulates 16S amplicon results and provides functional insights.

Autor: Stothart MR; Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada., McLoughlin PD; Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada., Poissant J; Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Publikováno v: Molecular ecology resources [Mol Ecol Resour] 2023 Apr; Vol. 23 (3), pp. 549-564. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 26.

Shades of grey: host phenotype dependent effect of urbanization on the bacterial microbiome of a wild mammal.

Autor: Stothart MR; Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, T2N 4Z6, Canada. masonstothart@gmail.com., Newman AEM; Department of Integrative Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada.

Publikováno v: Animal microbiome [Anim Microbiome] 2021 Jul 05; Vol. 3 (1), pp. 46. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 05.

Bacterial dispersal and drift drive microbiome diversity patterns within a population of feral hindgut fermenters.

Autor: Stothart MR; Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada., Greuel RJ; Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada., Gavriliuc S; Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada., Henry A; Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada., Wilson AJ; Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn, UK., McLoughlin PD; Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada., Poissant J; Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.

Publikováno v: Molecular ecology [Mol Ecol] 2021 Jan; Vol. 30 (2), pp. 555-571. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 20.