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Fig. 8 | Animal Microbiome

Fig. 8

From: Parental care contributes to vertical transmission of microbes in a skin-feeding and direct-developing caecilian

Fig. 8

Nitrogen isotopic content for the skin of juveniles and adults H. squalostoma. The isotopes values for juveniles are significantly higher (ANOVA, F(2,25) = 65.54, p < 0.001) than those of either males or females. These values are in the range of content expected between preys and their predator which suggests that juveniles feed at a higher trophic level relative to adults. This trend reinforces the observation that juveniles feed on the skin of their mother

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Animal Microbiome

ISSN: 2524-4671