Cloacal microbiomes of sympatric and allopatric Sceloporus lizards vary with environment and host relatedness
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279288
Abstract: Animals and their microbiomes exert reciprocal influence; the host’s environment, physiology, and phylogeny can impact the composition of the microbiome, while the microbes present can affect host behavior, health, and fitness. While some microbiomes are… read more here.
Keywords: environment; virgatus; sceloporus; host ... See more keywords
Spatial distributions, feeding ecologies, and behavioral interactions of four rabbitfish species (Siganus unimaculatus, S. virgatus, S. corallinus, and S. puellus)
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6145
Abstract: Clarifying the underlying mechanisms that enable closely related species to coexist in a particular environment is a fundamental aspect of ecology. Coral reefs support a high diversity of marine organisms, among which rabbitfishes (family Siganidae)… read more here.
Keywords: distributions feeding; spatial distributions; interactions four; virgatus ... See more keywords