Squat lobster assemblages on seamounts differ from some, but not all, deepsea habitats of comparable depth
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1 National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand 2 Faculty of Science, Health & Education, The University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore DC, Queensland, Australia 3 Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blanes (CSIC), C. acc. Cala Sant Francesc, Blanes, Girona, Spain 4 Systématique, Adaptation et Evolution, UMR7138UPMC-IRD-MNHN-CNRS (URIRD148), Institut de Recherche pourle Dévelopement, Nouméa Cedex, Nouvelle-Calédonie
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تاریخ انتشار 2010