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TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
Volume 28, Issue 6, Pages 325-326Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2012.10.013
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The animal gut contains a large reservoir of symbionts. Whilst these microbes have obvious physiological functions in, for example, digestion and immune defence, they can also affect their host's behavior. Increasing evidence suggests that gut microbiota alters the scent of an individual, thereby affecting mate choice and kin recognition.
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