Genetic diversity and demographic instability in <it>Riftia pachyptila </it>tubeworms from eastern Pacific hydrothermal vents
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Deep-sea hydrothermal vent animals occupy patchy and ephemeral habitats supported by chemosynthetic primary production. Volcanic and tectonic activities controlling the turnover of these habitats contribute to demographic instability...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/96 |