Technical note: A biological anthropologist's guide for applying microbiome science to studies of human and non‐human primates

A guide for biological anthropologists to apply microbiome science in studying human and non-human primates, particularly in the context of Simien National Park. The paper provides a reproducible workflow and examples for analyzing gut microbiome data, addressing gaps in existing resources that often focus on human biomedicine rather than ecological or evolutionary questions. By leveraging an existing dataset from wild geladas in Ethiopia, it demonstrates how to link environmental variation to host health and evolution, making microbiome analysis more accessible and actionable for anthropological research.

Manus, M. B., Lucore, J., Kuthyar, S., Moy, M., Savo Sardaro, M. L., & Amato, K. R. (2024). Technical note: A biological anthropologist’s guide for applying microbiome science to studies of human and non‐human primates. American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 185(4). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.25020