Evolutionary process of deep-sea bathymodiolus mussels.

BACKGROUND:Since the discovery of deep-sea chemosynthesis-based communities, much work has been done to clarify their organismal and environmental aspects. However, major topics remain to be resolved, including when and how organisms invade and adapt to deep-sea environments; whether strategies for...

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Main Authors: Jun-Ichi Miyazaki, Leonardo de Oliveira Martins, Yuko Fujita, Hiroto Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Fujiwara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2860499?pdf=render