Dermal disruption: Amphibian skin bacteria is more diverse in cold, variable environments
Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 21:30
in Biology & Nature
Researchers swabbed more than 2300 animals representing 205 amphibian species to better understand the ecology of their skin bacteria. They asked which environmental factors influence the makeup of their microbiomes and how might the makeup of their microbiomes be important to amphibian health and survival?