Stable isotope variation among the mussel Bathymodiolus childressi and associated heterotrophic fauna at four cold-seep communities in the Gulf of Mexico

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 147-151

  Macavoy, S E ^a   Carney, R S ^b   Morgan, E ^a   Macko, S A ^c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathymodiolus childressi; Chemosynthesis; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BATHYMODIOLUS CHILDRESSI; BATHYNOMUS GIGANTEUS; EPTATRETUS; GALATHEIDAE; HAGFISH; ISOPODA; MUNIDOPSIS;

EID: 42149163810     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2008)27[147:SIVATM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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