Fungal pathogenesis of the sea fan Gorgonia ventalina: Direct and indirect consequences

Chemoecology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 97-104

  Slattery, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Alcyonaria; Aspergillus; Feeding deterrence; Gorgonia ventalina; Predation; Virulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002206126     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000490050039     Document Type: Article

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