Fig. 5

Experimental design. Cecal content and mucosa were collected from summer captive and wild TLGS, as well as captive TLGS across the year. The black box indicates the two summer groups that were used in the comparison of Captive and Wild microbiotas. For the description of captive TLGS across seasons, four groups were used: Summer, Torpor, IBA, and Spring. Summer and Spring groups represent active seasons, while Torpor and IBA groups represent the winter season