Physiological and behavioral responses of Bathynerita naticoidea (Gastropoda: Neritidae) and Methanoaricia dendrobranchiata (Polychaeta: Orbiniidae) to hypersaline conditions at a brine pool cold seep

Marine Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 199-207

  Van Gaest, Ahna L ^a   Young, Craig M ^a   Young, John J ^a,b   Helms, Alicia R ^a,c   Arellano, Shawn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b VAN ANDEL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathynerita naticoidea; Behavior; Brine pool; Cold seep; Methanoaricia dendrobranchiata; Osmoregulation; Salinity tolerance

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BRINE; COLD SEEP; GASTROPOD; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; OSMOREGULATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SALINITY TOLERANCE;

BATHYMODIOLUS CHILDRESSI; BATHYNERITA NATICOIDES; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; METHANOARICIA DENDROBRANCHIATA; NATICOIDEA; NERITIDAE; ORBINIIDAE; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 33847767688     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2006.00147.x     Document Type: Article

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