Fig. 2
From: Maternal gut microbes shape the early-life assembly of gut microbiota in passerine chicks via nests
Alpha diversity across sample types of hand- (H), society finch- (SF), and zebra finch (ZF)-reared groups. (a) The observed richness and (b) Shannon diversity index of microbial communities in samples from the hatchling gut (at 3, 6, 7, 10 days post-hatching, dph), adult digestive tract (gut, oral, crop), and environment (nest materials and feed). The hand-reared group included only hatchling gut samples at 3 and 7 dph