Growth and condition of seep mussels (Bathymodiolus childressi) at a Gulf of Mexico brine pool

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2392-2403

  Smith, Emily B ^a,b   Scott, Kathleen M ^a   Nix, Erica R ^a,b   Korte, Carol ^a   Fisher, Charles R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 13 Natural Resources Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bathymodiolus childressi; Cold seep; Deep sea community; Environmental variation; Gulf of Mexico; Methanotrophy; Mussel growth; Physiological condition; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; COLD SEEP; GROWTH; HYDROCARBON; MOLLUSC; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

GULF OF MEXICO;

BATHYMODIOLUS CHILDRESSI; BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0033857672     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[2392:gacosm]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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