To the Land and Beyond: Crab Microbiomes as a Paradigm for the Evolution of Terrestrialization

The transition to terrestrial environments by formerly aquatic species has occurred repeatedly in many animal phyla and lead to the vast diversity of extant terrestrial species. The differences between aquatic and terrestrial habitats are enormous and involved remarkable morphological and physiologi...

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Main Authors: Stefano Cannicci, Sara Fratini, Niccolò Meriggi, Giovanni Bacci, Alessio Iannucci, Alessio Mengoni, Duccio Cavalieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.575372/full