21 demonstrated that people regularly self-categorize as a type of dieter that does not correspond to the definition of that diet, for example, 50% of pescatarians self-identified as vegan or vegetarians. Interestingly, non-vegan or vegetarian consumers are also shifting their food habits towards...
The challenge of balancing biodiversity protection with economic growth is epitomized by the development of renewable and unconventional energy, whose adoption is aimed at stemming the impacts of global climate change, yet has outpaced our understanding of biodiversity impacts. We evaluated the potential...
conversion in more animal species to better define the spectrum of conversion efficiencies and determine if this general pattern (omnivore > herbivore > carnivore) remains. In particular, only a few species of carnivores have been studied. Domestic cats are often assumed to be a good model ...
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Fibres fall under the definition of prebiotics as they are non-digestible compounds that are degraded in the lower digestive track by intestinal microbes28. Both their ability to selectively enhance the growth of beneficial microbes as well as the by-products of their metabolism by gut bacteria ...
omnivore, and frugivore1,2, but finer resolution information about the specific prey items used and their relative importance are typically scattered throughout the literature in studies focused on only one or a few species at a time. One exception is the effort by the United States Department ...
Prebiotic foods are, by definition, non-digestible foods that specifically support the growth and/or activity of health-promoting bacteria that colonize the gastrointestinal tract. On the other hand, the role of omega-3 on microbiome composition and diversity has yet to be explored in human cohorts...
Marten is abundant throughout Sweden. It is an omnivore and the diet consist mainly of smaller animals, but also insects and berries. Marten is hunted for its pelt, often by specialized trappers. Beaver was once eradicated in Sweden due to its valuable pelt but was reintroduced in the 1920...
(i.e., browser/grazer, omnivore, primary/secondary predator)41,43. For dolphins that use estuarine and adjacent marine habitats, we can consider two hypothetical niche situations through which stable isotope ratios within a site could indicate trophic coupling or compartmentalization between these ...