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ArticleEcology and evolution2026

Diet-Driven Divergence in Gut Microbiota Variation Between Two Sympatric Gerbil Species.

Dongyang Chu, Nan Liu, Qingxuan Liu, Xin Li, Haizhou Yang, Na Zhu, Zhiying Liu, Rui Wang, Shuai Yuan, Heping Fu

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Dongyang ChuCollege of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University Hohhot China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4516-7912
Nan LiuCollege of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University Hohhot China.
Qingxuan LiuCollege of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University Hohhot China.
Xin LiCollege of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University Hohhot China.
Haizhou YangCollege of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University Hohhot China.
Na ZhuCollege of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University Hohhot China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0331-055X
Zhiying LiuCollege of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University Hohhot China.
Rui WangCollege of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University Hohhot China.
Shuai YuanCollege of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University Hohhot China.
Heping FuCollege of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University Hohhot China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6863-1728

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Abstract

Gut microbiota provide various benefits to their mammalian hosts; however, knowledge regarding interspecific differences in gut microecology remains limited. This study employed 16S rRNA sequencing combined with metagenomic functional prediction (potential functions or functional potential) to conduct a comparative analysis of the gut microbial composition and functional adaptability of two sympatrically distributed gerbil species with distinct diets: the herbivorous

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dietary habitsgerbilsgut microbiomesympatric coexistence

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