Environmental specificity of karst cave habitats evidenced by diverse symbiotic bacteria in Opiliones

Abstract Background Karst caves serve as natural laboratories, providing organisms with extreme and constant conditions that promote isolation, resulting in a genetic relationship and living environment that is significantly different from those outside the cave. However, research on cave creatures,...

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Main Authors: Likun Zhao, Ruoyi Xiao, Shanfeng Zhang, Chao Zhang, Feng Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-05-01
Series:BMC Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-024-02248-9