The burrowing behaviour and diet of thyasirid bivalves from Bonne Bay, NL
Thyasirids are an interesting model group due to the presence of sulfur-oxidizing symbionts in some species but not all. Symbiotic thyasirids form numerous burrows (i.e. pedal tracts) to obtain sulfides. Asymbiotic thyasirids were not expected to produce similar burrows as they have no need for sulf...
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Memorial University of Newfoundland
2015
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Online Access: | https://research.library.mun.ca/11630/ https://research.library.mun.ca/11630/1/thesis.pdf |