Testing the effect of host availability on endobiont diversity: proposing the single hotel hypothesis

Abstract This study investigates the determinants of endobionts diversity within habitat-forming organisms, employing concepts from Island Biogeographic Theory (IBT) as a prospective explanatory framework. Sponges have long been considered “living hotels” due to the great diversity and abundance of...

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Main Authors: Tal Idan, Sigal Shefer, Giorgos Chatzigeorgiou, Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Liron Goren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-09496-9
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