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Turning the tide on sex and the microbiota in aquatic animals

Abstract:
AbstractSex-based differences in animal microbiota are increasingly recognized as of biological importance. While most animal biomass is found in aquatic ecosystems and many water-dwelling species are of high economic and ecological value, biological sex is rarely included as an explanatory variable in studies of the aquatic animal microbiota. In this opinion piece, we argue for greater consideration of host sex in studying the microbiota of aquatic animals, emphasizing the many advancements that this information could provide in the life sciences, from the evolution of sex to aquaculture.
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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University of Oxford
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-1559-6014
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ORCID:
0000-0002-1400-7161
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ORCID:
0000-0002-1543-8115
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Institution:
University of Oxford
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-1393-9220


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Funder identifier:
10.13039/501100000781
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COEVOPRO 802242
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Funder identifier:
10.13039/100010365
Grant:
Junior Research Fellowship


Publisher:
Springer
Journal:
Hydrobiologia More from this journal
Volume:
850
Issue:
17
Pages:
3823-3835
Publication date:
2022-05-05
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EISSN:
1573-5117
ISSN:
0018-8158


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English
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Pubs id:
1261862
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pubs:1261862
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W4229077802
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2026-04-24
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