16S rRNA gene; captivity; conservation biology; diet; gut microbiota; reintroduction; wild mice; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Ecology; Nature and Landscape Conservation
Abstract :
[en] Microbes can have important impacts on their host's survival. Captive breeding programs for endangered species include periods of captivity that can ultimately have an impact on reintroduction success. No study to date has investigated the impacts of captive diet on the gut microbiota during the relocation process of generalist species. This study simulated a captive breeding program with white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) to describe the variability in gut microbial community structure and composition during captivity and relocation in their natural habitat, and compared it to wild individuals. Mice born in captivity were fed two different diets, a control with dry standardized pellets and a treatment with nonprocessed components that reflect a version of their wild diet that could be provided in captivity. The mice from the two groups were then relocated to their natural habitat. Relocated mice that had the treatment diet had more phylotypes in common with the wild-host microbiota than mice under the control diet or mice kept in captivity. These results have broad implications for our understanding of microbial community dynamics and the effects of captivity on reintroduced animals, including the potential impact on the survival of endangered species. This study demonstrates that ex situ conservation actions should consider a more holistic perspective of an animal's biology including its microbes.
Disciplines :
Microbiology
Author, co-author :
Van Leeuwen, Pauline ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Integrative Biological Sciences (InBioS) ; Department of Biology Laurentian University Sudbury ON Canada
Mykytczuk, Nadia; Vale Living with Lakes Centre Laurentian University Sudbury ON Canada
Mastromonaco, Gabriela F ; Reproductive Physiology Toronto Zoo Scarborough ON Canada
Schulte-Hostedde, Albrecht I ; Department of Biology Laurentian University Sudbury ON Canada
Language :
English
Title :
Effects of captivity, diet, and relocation on the gut bacterial communities of white-footed mice.
Publication date :
June 2020
Journal title :
Ecology and Evolution
eISSN :
2045-7758
Publisher :
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Chichester, West Sussex, England
We are grateful to all staff at the Toronto Zoo for assisting with experimental design, sample collection, and the use of their facilities and also to Jasmine Veitch for manuscript editing. Funding was supported by the NSERC CREATE grant, ReNewZoo.
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