Epibiotic Diatoms Are Universally Present on All Sea Turtle Species.
The macro-epibiotic communities of sea turtles have been subject to growing interest in recent years, yet their micro-epibiotic counterparts are almost entirely unknown. Here, we provide the first evidence that diatoms are epibionts for all seven extant species of sea turtle. Using Scanning Electron...
Main Authors: | Nathan J Robinson, Roksana Majewska, Eric A Lazo-Wasem, Ronel Nel, Frank V Paladino, Lourdes Rojas, John D Zardus, Theodora Pinou |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4892466?pdf=render |
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