Fig. 4
From: Discrete patterns of microbiome variability across timescales in a wild rodent population
A Within-individual changes in α-diversity observed between paired faecal samples taken at cull, and the most recent longitudinal sample (1–2 days prior), showing a decrease in α-diversity (Chao1 index). Boxes represent interquartile range (IQR) with median line. Upper and lower whiskers correspond to highest and lowest values at no more than 1.5 × IQR. B By-phylum differences in mean CLR abundances of OTUs between cull faecal samples and faecal samples taken from live-captures preceding cull. Biplots showing within-individual changes in β-diversity observed between paired faecal samples taken at cull, and the most recent longitudinal sample (1–2 days prior) in C RPCA, D wUniFrac and E Bray–Curtis distances. Significance values are reported on RPC1, wUniFrac MDS2 and Bray–Curtis MDS1 (*p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001)