Tree swallow pair similarity dataset

For this project, we studied the cloacal bacterial communities of a socially monogamous yet genetically polygynous songbird, the tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), in eastern North America. We address two questions: (1) do the cloacal bacterial communities differ between female and male tree swallows within a population? And (2) do pair-bonded social partners exhibit more similar cloacal bacterial communities than expected by chance?

在本项目中，我们研究了生活在美国东部地区的社会一夫一妻制但基因多偶性的鸟类——树鹊（Tachycineta bicolor）的肠道细菌群落。本研究旨在探讨两个问题：（1）在同一种群中，雌雄树鹊的肠道细菌群落是否存在差异？（2）配对的社会伴侣是否展现出比随机预期更为相似的肠道细菌群落？