10.5061/DRYAD.SR37C
Littleford-Colquhoun, Bethan
University of the Sunshine Coast
Weyrich, Laura
University of Adelaide
Frere, Celine
University of the Sunshine Coast
Data from: City life alters the gut microbiome and stable isotope
profiling of the eastern water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)
Dryad
dataset
2019
Anthropocene
urbanisation
city life
Eastern Water Dragon
reptile
non-model species
Intellagama lesueurii
2019-10-02T00:00:00Z
2019-10-02T00:00:00Z
en
https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15240
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CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication
Urbanisation is one of the most significant threats to biodiversity, due
to the rapid and large-scale environmental alterations it imposes on the
natural landscape. It is, therefore, imperative that we understand the
consequences of, and mechanisms by which, species can respond to it. In
recent years, research has shown that plasticity of the gut microbiome may
be an important mechanism by which animals can adapt to environmental
change, yet empirical evidence of this in wild non-model species remains
sparse. Using an empirical replicated study system, we show that city life
alters the gut microbiome of a wild native non-model species – the eastern
water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii). City dragons exhibit a more diverse
gut microbiome than their native riparian counterparts and show gut
microbial signatures of a high fat and plant rich diet. These results
highlight the role that gut microbial plasticity plays in an animals’
response to human-altered landscapes.
Full unrarefied OTU tableUnrarefied OTU data of the gut microbiome from
four city park and four native habitat populations of the eastern water
dragon.Appendix 2 S1.xlsbCommon OTUs between city park and native habitat
dragonsCommon OTUs from the gut microbiome of four city park and four
native habitat populations of the eastern water dragonAppendix 2
S2.xlsbOTUs present in four native habitat populations of the eastern
water dragonOTUs present in the gut microbiome of four native habitat
populations of the eastern water dragonAppendix 2 S3.xlsbOTUs present in
four city park populations of the eastern water dragonOTUs present in the
gut microbiome of four city park populations of the eastern water
dragonAppendix 2 S4.xlsbSample information and statistical output of city
park and native habitat dragon gut microbiome comparisonsSample
information, Adonis test statistics, T-test statistics on alpha diversity,
core microbiome statistics and G-test results for gut microbial
comparisons i) between habitat types, ii) between sexes and iii) between
populations of four city park and four native habitat populations of the
eastern water dragon.Appendix 3.xlsx
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