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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Main Authors: Thaler Andrew D, Zelnio Kevin, Saleu William, Schultz Thomas F, Carlsson Jens, Cunningham Clifford, Vrijenhoek Robert C, Van Dover Cindy L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/372

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