Association of color and feeding deterrence by tropical reef fishes

Chemoecology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-39

  Gimenez Casalduero F ^a   Thacker, R W ^b   Paul, V J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

Author keywords

Aposematic coloration; Chemical defense; Fish feeding behavior; Learned aversion; Nudibranch

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002586001     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000490050031     Document Type: Article

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