Thermal Limit for Metazoan Life in Question: In Vivo Heat Tolerance of the Pompeii Worm

The thermal limit for metazoan life, expected to be around 50°C, has been debated since the discovery of the Pompeii worm Alvinella pompejana, which colonizes black smoker chimney walls at deep-sea vents. While indirect evidence predicts body temperatures lower than 50°C, repeated in situ temperatur...

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Autores principales: Ravaux, Juliette, Hamel, Gérard, Zbinden, Magali, Tasiemski, Aurélie A., Boutet, Isabelle, Léger, Nelly, Tanguy, Arnaud, Jollivet, Didier, Shillito, Bruce
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3667023/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23734185
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064074

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3667023/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23734185
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064074

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