Sea Turtle Epibiosis: Global Patterns and Knowledge Gaps

Sea Turtle Epibiosis: Global Patterns and Knowledge Gaps

Competition for space drives many marine propagules to colonize the external surfaces of other marine organisms, a phenomenon known as epibiosis. Epibiosis appears to be a universal phenomenon among sea turtles and an extensive body of scientific literature exists describing sea turtle-epibiont inte...

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Main Authors: Nathan J. Robinson, Joseph B. Pfaller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
commensalism
epibiont
parasite
species richness
symbiosis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.844021/full

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