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Skin Microbiomes of California Terrestrial Salamanders Are Influenced by Habitat More Than Host Phylogeny
14 Mar 2018
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A multitude of microorganisms live on and within plant and animal hosts, yet the ecology and evolution of these microbial communities remains poorly understood in many taxa. This study examined the extent to which environmental factors and host taxonomic identity explain microbiome variation within two salamander genera, Ensatina and Batrachoseps, in the family Plethodontidae. In particular we assessed whether...
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