Annual spawning of the hydrothermal vent mussel, Bathymodiolus azoricus, under controlled aquarium, conditions at atmospheric pressure

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 333, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 166-171

  Colaco A ^a   Martins, I ^a   Laranjo, M ^a   Pires, L ^a   Leal, C ^a   Prieto, C ^a   Costa, V ^a   Lopes, H ^a   Rosa, D ^a   Dando, P R ^b   Serrao Santos R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquaria; Bathymodiolus azoricus; Hydrothermal vents; Menez Gwen; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AQUARIUM; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CAGE CULTURE; COLD SEEP; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MUSSEL CULTURE; SPAWNING;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BATHYMODIOLUS AZORICUS;

EID: 33646823996     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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