Questions and Hypotheses
Q1: Does influenza infection alter the fecal microbiota of mallards from a single location?
Q2: Does bird taxonomy affect the fecal microbiota of waterfowl? Does influenza infection alter the fecal microbiota of other waterfowl species in the same ways as it does to mallards?
Q3: How does influenza strain affect the fecal microbiota of waterfowl?