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Embryology, larval ecology, and recruitment of "Bathymodiolus" childressi, a cold-seep mussel from the Gulf of Mexico

Arellano, Shawn Michelle, 1977- (University of Oregon, 2008-06)

"Bathymodiolus" childressi is a mixotrophic mussel from Gulf of Mexico cold seeps. There is no genetic differentiation of mussels among the seeps, suggesting wide dispersal of their larvae. This dissertation describes ...
Reproductive Patterns of Cold-Seep Mussels in the Gulf of Mexico and Northwestern Atlantic

Plowman, Caitlin (University of Oregon, 2017-09-06)

Continuous or semi-continuous reproduction is the norm in deep-sea animals, with exceptions explained by seasonal pulses of surface-derived phytodetritus. Chemosynthesis-based ecosystems such as cold seeps have an independent ...