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Table 4 PERMANOVA statistical comparisons of Bray-Curtis dissimilarity in microbial community composition across 6 months. Samples collected from n = 2 subadult and n = 4 adult female southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) housed at the North Carolina Zoo between 2020–2021

From: Effects of age, seasonality, and reproductive status on the gut microbiome of Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) at the North Carolina zoo

 

January

February

March

July

August

February

0.094

-

-

-

-

March

0.068

0.094

-

-

-

July

0.005**

0.016*

0.005**

-

-

August

0.005**

0.005**

0.005**

0.126

-

September

0.005**

0.005**

0.005**

0.013*

0.005**

  1. Significance codes: ‘**’ 0.01 ‘*’ 0.05