Defense in sea hares (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Anaspidea): Multiple layers of protection from egg to adult

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 147-180

  Johnson, P M ^a   Willows, A O Dennis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipredator; Aplysia; Chemical ecology; Invertebrate neuroethology

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; MOLLUSC;

ANASPIDEA; ANIMALIA; APLYSIA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPUS; MOLLUSCA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA;

EID: 0032723699     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236249909379045     Document Type: Article

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