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Physiological advantages of dwarfing in surviving extinctions in high-CO2 oceans

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  • Vittorio Garilli

    (APEMA—Paleosofia, Research & Educational Service, Via Alla Falconara 34, 90136 Palermo, Italy)

  • Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa

    (UMR ENTROPIE—Laboratoire d’Excellence CORAIL, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, BP A5
    IAEA EL—International Atomic Energy Agency, Environmental Laboratories, 4 Quai Antoine 1er, 98000, Principality of Monaco)

  • Danilo Scuderi

    (Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Via Mauro de Mauro 15b, Piano Tavola, 95032 Belpasso, Catania, Italy)

  • Lorenzo Brusca

    (INGV—Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Palermo, Via Ugo La Malfa, 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy)

  • Daniela Parrinello

    (Università degli studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi 18, 90123 Palermo, Italy)

  • Samuel P. S. Rastrick

    (IMR—Institute of Marine Research, PO Box 1870 Nordnes)

  • Andy Foggo

    (MBERC—Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Plymouth University)

  • Richard J. Twitchett

    (NHM—Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road)

  • Jason M. Hall-Spencer

    (MBERC—Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Plymouth University)

  • Marco Milazzo

    (University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 28, 90123 Palermo, Italy)

Abstract

Physiological changes associated with dwarfing in two marine molluscs that are adapted to acidified seawater at shallow CO2 seeps help the animals keep their shells intact. Such changes may have helped species to survive past mass extinction events.

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  • Vittorio Garilli & Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa & Danilo Scuderi & Lorenzo Brusca & Daniela Parrinello & Samuel P. S. Rastrick & Andy Foggo & Richard J. Twitchett & Jason M. Hall-Spencer & Marco Milazzo, 2015. "Physiological advantages of dwarfing in surviving extinctions in high-CO2 oceans," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 5(7), pages 678-682, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:5:y:2015:i:7:d:10.1038_nclimate2616
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2616
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