@article{ade0819b6c8748279f0a58678d2fb3a6,
title = "Population structure of the mussel {"}Bathymodiolus{"} childressi from Gulf of Mexico hydrocarbon seeps",
abstract = "Hydrocarbon and brine seeps in the deep regions of the northern and western Gulf of Mexico often support populations of the bathymodiolin mussel, {"}Bathymodiolus{"} childressi. In this study, we use two mitochondrial and six nuclear DNA markers to investigate relationships within the metapopulation of {"}B.{"} childressi in the Gulf of Mexico from Mississippi Canyon to Alaminos Canyon over a range of 527-2222 m in depth and approximately 550 km in distance. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and size polymorphism analysis of the markers suggest that populations are not genetically differentiated. FST values were not significantly different from zero. The presence of a panmictic population of {"}B.{"} childressi over such a broad range of depth suggests that this species may be quite different from most members of the Gulf of Mexico seep chemosynthetic communities.",
author = "Carney, {Susan L.} and Formica, {Marisa I.} and Himani Divatia and Kimberlyn Nelson and Fisher, {Charles R.} and Schaeffer, {Stephen W.}",
note = "Funding Information: Samples over many years were collected, preserved, and supplied by numerous people, including Ian MacDonald, Harry Roberts, Erik Cordes, John Freytag, Sharmishtha Dattagupta, and Erin McMullin. This work benefited from much helpful advice from Erin McMullin and St{\'e}phane Hourdez. Jenny Cutraro assisted in the early stages of marker development. Robert Vrijenhoek and an anonymous reviewer provided valuable comments to improve our manuscript. Special thanks are due to the captains and crews of the Research Vessels Seward Johnson II and Atlantis, and the pilots and crews of the Johnson Sea-Link and Alvin submersibles. This work was supported by the Mineral Management Service contract 1435-01-96-CT30813 to CRF and SWS, National Science Foundation grant OCE-0117050 to CRF, and grants from the NOAA National Undersea Research Program at UNCW and the NOAA Ocean Exploration Program to CRF and SWS. ",
year = "2006",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1016/j.dsr.2006.03.002",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "53",
pages = "1061--1072",
journal = "Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers",
issn = "0967-0637",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
number = "6",
}