title: Gut microbiota and kin recognition.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Evolution, Ecology and Behavior, Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. anne.lize@liverpool.ac.uk
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lizé
authors.forename: Raegan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McKay
authors.forename: Zenobia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000819:Animal Communication; D000818:Animals; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000382:microbiology*; D006927:Hymenoptera / Q000502:physiology*; D008322:Mammals / Q000502:physiology*; D064307:Microbiota; D055696:Olfactory Perception; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal