Thin-skinned invaders: geographic variation in the structure of the skin among populations of cane toads (Rhinella marina)
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DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blaa128
Abstract: The structure of the skin may evolve rapidly during a biological invasion, for two reasons. First, novel abiotic challenges such as hydric conditions may modify selection of traits (such as skin thickness) that determine rates… read more here.
Keywords: structure skin; rhinella marina; toads rhinella; skin ... See more keywords
Composition and structure of the skin microbiota of rorquals off the Eastern South Pacific.
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DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiab050
Abstract: Recent advances in high-throughput sequencing have enabled the large-scale interrogation of microbiota in the most diverse environments, including host-associated microbiota. This has led to the recognition that the skin microbiota of rorquals is specific and… read more here.
Keywords: microbiota rorquals; microbiota; structure skin; composition structure ... See more keywords