Tabor WhitneyNorthwestern University | NU · Department of Anthropology
Tabor Whitney
Master of Arts
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Introduction
My research assesses habitat degradation and its impact on the overall health and wellbeing of endangered non-human primates. Specifically, I am interested in how shifts in the quality of the environment are reflected in hosts’ gut microbiomes and inflammation responses. I plan to expand the use of the gut microbiome as a conservationist tool.
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A combination of ecological attributes influences the diversity and composition of mantled howler monkey gut microbiome. Future work will focus on understanding the health impact this variation in the gut microbiome has on individuals residing between different habitats.
Host behavior and social factors have increasingly been implicated in structuring the composition of gut microbial communities. In social animals, distinct microbial communities characterize different social groups across a variety of taxa, although little longitudinal research has been conducted that demonstrates how this divergence occurs. Our st...
Host behavior and social factors have increasingly been implicated in structuring the composition of gut microbial communities. In social animals, distinct microbial communities characterize different social groups across a variety of taxa, although little longitudinal research has been conducted that demonstrates how this divergence occurs. Our st...
