Linking bacterial symbiont physiology to the ecology of hydrothermal vent symbioses

Symbioses between prokaryotes and eukaryotes are ubiquitous in our biosphere, nevertheless, the effects of such associations on the partners' ecology and evolution are poorly understood. At hydrothermal vents, dominant invertebrate species typically host bacterial symbionts, which use chemical...

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Main Author: Beinart, Roxanne Abra
Other Authors: Girguis, Peter R.
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2014
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Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11270
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11744443