Article
Geographic variation in bacterial assemblages on cane toad skin is influenced more by local environments than by evolved changes in host traits.
Biology open - 15 Feb 2023
Weitzman Chava L, Kaestli Mirjam, Rose Alea, Hudson Cameron M, Gibb Karen, Brown Gregory P, Shine Richard, Christian Keith
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial assemblages on amphibian skin may play an important role in protecting hosts against infection. In hosts that occur over a range of environments, geographic variation in composition of bacterial assemblages might be due to direct effects of local factors and/or to evolved characteristics of the host. Invasive cane toads (Rhinella marina) are an ideal candidate to evaluate environmental and genetic...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
