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Biophysical and Population Genetic Models Predict the Presence of "Phantom" Stepping Stones Connecting Mid-Atlantic Ridge Vent Ecosystems.
Current biology : CB - 12 Sept 2016
Breusing Corinna, Biastoch Arne, Drews Annika, Metaxas Anna, Jollivet Didier, Vrijenhoek Robert C, Bayer Till, Melzner Frank, Sayavedra Lizbeth, Petersen Jillian M, Dubilier Nicole, Schilhabel Markus B, Rosenstiel Philip, Reusch Thorsten B H
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Deep-sea hydrothermal vents are patchily distributed ecosystems inhabited by specialized animal populations that are textbook meta-populations. Many vent-associated species have free-swimming, dispersive larvae that can establish connections between remote populations. However, connectivity patterns among hydrothermal vents are still poorly understood because the deep sea is undersampled, the molecular tools used...
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