Cryptic species, phenotypic plasticity, and complex life histories: Assessing deep-sea faunal diversity with molecular markers

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 19-20, 2009, Pages 1713-1723

  Vrijenhoek, Robert C ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemosynthetic environments; Marine biodiversity; Molecular systematics

Indexed keywords

CHEMOSYNTHETIC ENVIRONMENTS; COMPLEX LIFE; CRYPTIC SPECIES; FAUNAL DIVERSITY; HYDROCARBON SEEPS; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MARINE BIODIVERSITY; MOLECULAR MARKER; MOLECULAR SYSTEMATICS; MORPHOTYPES; NEW SPECIES; OCEAN EXPLORATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; TIME AND SPACE; TUBEWORMS; UNBIASED ESTIMATES;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; DNA SEQUENCES; GENES; HOT SPRINGS; HYDROCARBONS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PLASTICITY;

VENTS;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMARKER; CHEMOSYNTHESIS; DEEP-SEA ORGANISM; DNA; LIFE HISTORY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MORPHOTYPE; NEW SPECIES; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LEPETODRILIDAE; PATELLIDAE; SIBOGLINIDAE; VESICOMYIDAE;

EID: 69949181175     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.05.016     Document Type: Article

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