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Table 3 The permanova analyses of the relationships between beta diversity indices and season and sexa

From: Gut microbiota of homing pigeons shows summer–winter variation under constant diet indicating a substantial effect of temperature

Beta diversity indices

Predictors final model

R2 (%)

F

P

Jaccard

Season

2.6

1.46

 < 0.01

Sex

6.5

3.65

 < 0.01

Bray–Curtis

Season

3.1

1.8

 < 0.01

Sex

8.4

4.81

 < 0.01

Weighted UniFrac

Season

2.6

1.55

0.01

Sex

12.8

7.71

0.01

  1. aOnly the final models are presented. Units of the factors: season, summer and winter; sex, female and male
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Animal Microbiome

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