Fig. 3

Seasonal influence over metamorphic and pre-metamorphic skin bacterial diversity. A Phylogenetic diversity (PD) across seasons in metamorphic samples. Letters a–d indicate statistically significant comparisons. B PD across seasons in pre-metamorphic samples. C Seasonal variation of pH, delta temperature and mean temperature of the stream water. D Principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) based on weighted UniFrac distances across seasons of metamorphic samples. E PCoA based on weighted UniFrac distances across seasons in pre-metamorphic samples. Circles in D and E panels are color-coded by season