Reproductive Patterns of Cold-Seep Mussels in the Gulf of Mexico and Northwestern Atlantic
Continuous or semi-continuous reproduction is the norm in deep-sea animals, with exceptions explained by seasonal pulses of surface-derived phytodetritus. Chemosynthesis-based ecosystems such as cold seeps have an independent nutritional supply and are often thought of as decoupled from surface prod...
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University of Oregon
2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1794/22680 |