Deep-sea hydrothermal vents as natural egg-case incubators at Deep-sea hydrothermal vents as natural egg-case incubators at the Galapagos Rift the Galapagos Rift

The discovery of deep-sea hydrothermal vents in 1977 challenged our views of ecosystem functioning and yet, the research conducted at these extreme and logistically challenging environments still continues to reveal unique biological processes. Here, we report for the first time, a unique behavior where the deep-sea skate, Bathyraja spinosissima, appears to be actively using the elevated temperature of a hydrothermal vent environment to naturally “incubate”

1977年深海热液喷口的发现挑战了我们对生态系统功能的看法，然而，在这些极端且后勤保障困难的环境中进行的研究仍在不断揭示独特的生物过程。在此，我们首次报道一种独特的行为：深海鳐鱼（Bathyraja spinosissima）似乎在积极利用热液喷口环境的高温进行自然“孵化”。