The spatial scale of genetic subdivision in populations of <it>Ifremeria nautilei</it>, a hydrothermal-vent gastropod from the southwest Pacific
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Deep-sea hydrothermal vents provide patchy, ephemeral habitats for specialized communities of animals that depend on chemoautotrophic primary production. Unlike eastern Pacific hydrothermal vents, where population structure has been...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-12-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/372 |