Geographic variation in bacterial assemblages on cane toad skin is influenced more by local environments than by evolved changes in host traits

• Chava L. Weitzman,
• Mirjam Kaestli,
• Alea Rose,
• Cameron M. Hudson,
• Karen Gibb,
• Gregory P. Brown,
• Richard Shine,
• Keith Christian

Affiliations

Chava L. Weitzman

Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia

Mirjam Kaestli

Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia

Alea Rose

Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia

Cameron M. Hudson

Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland

Karen Gibb

Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia

Gregory P. Brown

School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia

Richard Shine

School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia

Keith Christian

Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia