Chemical ecology of the nudibranch Glossodoris pallida: Is the location of diet-derived metabolites important for defense?

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 150, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 171-180

  Avila, Conxita ^a,b   Paul, Valerie J ^b  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUAM MARINE LABORATORY   (Guam)

Author keywords

Chemical ecology; Diet derived metabolites; Feeding deterrence; Nudibranchs

Indexed keywords

GLOSSODORIS PALLIDA; NUDIBRANCHIA;

CHEMICAL DEFENCE; CHEMICAL DEFENCES; DIET-DERIVED METABOLITIES; FEEDING DETERRENT; LOCATION; SEA SLUG;

EID: 0030619275     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps150171     Document Type: Article

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