Evidence of seasonal reproduction in the Atlantic vent mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus, and an apparent link with the timing of photosynthetic primary production

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1363-1371

  Dixon, D R ^a,d   Lowe, D M ^b   Miller, P I ^b   Villemin, G R ^a   Colaco A ^c   Serrao Santos R ^c   Dixon, L R J ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^d THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOENERGETICS; BIVALVE; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; EUPHOTIC ZONE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEASONALITY; SPAWNING;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BATHYMODIOLUS AZORICUS; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 33947164652     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315406014391     Document Type: Article

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