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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Gut microbiota promote early-life digestive function in songbirds.

Brian K Trevelline, Jennifer L Houtz, Catherine R Andreadis, Jon G Sanders, Megan K Collins, Natalie J Morris, Tosha R Kelly, Melissah Rowe, Andrew H Moeller

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Brian K TrevellineCornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University; Ithaca, 14850, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4514-0467
Jennifer L HoutzDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University; Ithaca, 14850, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1022-1398
Catherine R AndreadisDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University; Ithaca, 14850, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5313-135X
Jon G SandersDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University; Ithaca, 14850, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6077-4014
Megan K CollinsDepartment of Biological Sciences, Kent State University; Kent, 44240, USA.
Natalie J MorrisDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University; Ithaca, 14850, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-0065-647X
Tosha R KellyDepartment of Biological Sciences, Kent State University; Kent, 44240, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5999-4159
Melissah RoweDepartment of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW); Wageningen, 6700 AB, NL.ORCID 0000-0001-9747-041X
Andrew H MoellerDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University; Ithaca, 14850, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8377-4647

Funding

Uncovering the modes and genetics of gut bacterial transmissionR35GM138284 · NIGMS · PRINCETON UNIVERSITY · PI Andrew Moeller · 2020 to 2026
$2.4M
The genomics and consequences of gut bacterial adaptation to high-fat dietsR01DK139214 · NIDDK · PRINCETON UNIVERSITY · PI Andrew Moeller · 2024 to 2026
$1.3M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK139214NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM138284
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The vertebrate digestive tract harbors complex microbial communities whose influences on phenotypes and fitness in non-model organisms remain poorly understood. Here, we show that colonization with gut microbiota is critical for digestive development and function in a non-model songbird, the House sparrow (

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