Chemical defense among hydroids on pelagic Sargassum: Predator deterrence and absorption of solar UV radiation by secondary metabolites

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 155, Issue , 1997, Pages 115-126

  Stachowicz, John J ^a   Lindquist, Niels ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical defense; Filefish; Hydroids; Predation; Sargassum; UV sunscreen

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENCE; DEFENCE MECHANISMS; EPIPHYTES; FILEFISH; MACROALGAE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SECONDARY METABOLITES; SPECIES RICHNESS;

(WEST); ATLANTIC;

AGLAOPHENIA LATECARINATA; CLYTIA NOLIFORMIS; HYDROIDA; HYDROZOA; INVERTEBRATA; MONACANTHUS; MONACANTHUS HISPIDUS; PISCES; SARGASSUM; STEPHANOLEPIS HISPIDUS; TRIDENTATA MARGINATA; TRIDENTATA TURBINATA;

EID: 0030931909     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps155115     Document Type: Article

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