Deep-sea hydrocarbon seep gastropod Bathynerita naticoidea responds to cues from the habitat-providing mussel Bathymodiolus childressi

Marine Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 193-198

  Dattagupta, Sharmishtha ^a   Martin, Jonathan ^a   Liao, Shu Min ^a   Carney, Robert S ^b   Fisher, Charles R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathymodiolus childressi; Bathynerita naticoidea; Chemicalcue; Deepsea; Gulf of Mexico; Hydrocarbon seep

Indexed keywords

ATTRACTANT; CHEMICAL CUE; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; GASTROPOD; HYDROCARBON SEEP; METABOLITE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SNAIL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; LOUISIANA SLOPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BATHYMODIOLUS CHILDRESSI; BATHYNERITA NATICOIDES; BIVALVIA; GASTROPODA; MYTILIDAE; NATICOIDEA; NERITIDAE;

EID: 33847785593     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2006.00130.x     Document Type: Article

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