Gut bacteria can mean life or death for birds

(Lund University) In her upcoming thesis at Lund University in Sweden, biologist Elin Videvall shows that the composition of gut bacteria in birds has a major impact on whether their offspring will survive their first three months.'My findings could be important for increasing survival rates', she says.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - March 22, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news