Additional file 5: Figure S3. of Morphological and genetic factors shape the microbiome of a seabird species (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) more than environmental and social factors

Principal coordinates of analysis of bird-associated bacterial community structure. Bacterial communities varied by both body site and sex of the bird. The sex of the bird had a strong influence on bacterial community structure at the uropygial gland and brood patch. Female birds carried different microbial communities at each of the two body sites examined, but body sites in male birds did not have different bacterial communities. Based on these results, all analyses were conducted categorically to avoid confounding results. (DOCX 320 kb)