Tissue carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur stable isotope turnover in transplanted Bathymodiolus childressi mussels: Relation to growth and physiological condition

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 4 I, 2004, Pages 1144-1151

  Dattagupta, S ^a   Bergquist, D C ^a,c   Szalai, E B ^a   Macko, S A ^b   Fisher, C R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GROWTH; HYDROCARBON SEEP; NITROGEN; PHYSIOLOGY; SULFUR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

BATHYMODIOLUS; BATHYMODIOLUS CHILDRESSI; BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA; MYTILIDAE;

EID: 3843071915     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2004.49.4.1144     Document Type: Article

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