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ArticleConservation physiology2018

Dietary changes during weaning shape the gut microbiota of red pandas (

Candace L Williams, Kimberly A Dill-McFarland, Darrell L Sparks, Andrew J Kouba, Scott T Willard, Garret Suen, Ashli E Brown

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Article in Conservation physiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Candace L WilliamsDepartment of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, 32 Creelman Street, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA.
Kimberly A Dill-McFarlandDepartment of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1550 Linden Dr, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
Darrell L SparksDepartment of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, 32 Creelman Street, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA.
Andrew J KoubaDepartment of Research and Conservation, Memphis Zoological Society, 2000 Prentiss Place, Memphis, TN 38112, USA.
Scott T WillardDepartment of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, 32 Creelman Street, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA.
Garret SuenDepartment of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1550 Linden Dr, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
Ashli E BrownDepartment of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, 32 Creelman Street, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA.
Mississippi State University · USUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · USMemphis Zoo · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mammalian herbivores have developed numerous adaptations to utilize their plant-based diets including a modified gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and symbiosis with a GIT microbiota that plays a major role in digestion and the maintenance of host health. The red panda (

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16S rRNA parallel sequencingBacterial successiongastrointestinal tract microbiotaherbivorous carnivoremicrobiome

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PMID29399361
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