On the instability and evolutionary age of deep-sea chemosynthetic communities

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 189-200

  Vrijenhoek, Robert C ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fossils; Hydrocarbon seeps; Hydrothermal vents; Molecular clocks

Indexed keywords

CHEMOLITHOAUTOTROPHIC BACTERIA; CIRCULATION PATTERNS; FOSSILS; HYDROCARBON SEEPS; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MOLECULAR CLOCK; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; ORGANIC DEPOSITION;

HOT SPRINGS; METHANE; SEAWATER;

ANIMALS;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ANNELID; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CHEMOAUTOTROPHY; CHEMOSYNTHESIS; CRUSTACEAN; DEEP-SEA ORGANISM; EOCENE; EXTINCTION; FOSSIL RECORD; HYDROCARBON SEEP; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MESOZOIC; MOLLUSC; PALEOCENE; PHOTIC ZONE; PHYLOGENETICS; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEAWATER;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 84878964531     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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