King Crabs Go Deep To Avoid Hot Water
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 08:35
in Earth & Climate
Researchers have drawn together 200 years' worth of oceanographic knowledge to investigate the distribution of a notorious deep-sea giant - the king crab. The results reveal temperature as a driving force behind the divergence of a major seafloor predator; globally, and over tens of millions of years of Earth's history.
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