Are tropical herbivores more resistant than temperate herbivores to seaweed chemical defenses? Diterpenoid metabolites from Dictyota acutiloba as feeding deterrents for tropical versus temperate fishes and urchins

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 289-302

  Cronin, Greg ^a,d   Paul, Valerie J ^b   Hay, Mark E ^a   Fenical, William ^c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Acutilol diterpenes; Biogeography; Chemical defenses; Dictyota; Diffuse coevolution; Fish; Plant herbivore interactions; Sea urchin; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

DICTYOTA ACUTILOBA;

EID: 0030901373     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000006360.36833.13     Document Type: Article

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