Chemical defence in cephalaspidean gastropods: Origin, anatomical location and ecological roles

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 121-131

  Marin, A ^a   Alvarez, L A ^d   Cimino, G ^b   Spinella, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b Istituto per la Chimica di Molecole di Interesse Biologico   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; MOLLUSC; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANIMALIA; BULLA GOULDIANA; BULLA STRIATA; BULLIDAE; CEPHALASPIDEA; GASTROPODA; HAMINOEA; HAMINOEA CALLIDEGENITA; HAMINOEA FUSARI; HAMINOEA HYDATIS; HAMINOEIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; NAVANAX INERMIS; NAVICULA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA; PHILINOPSIS; PHILINOPSIS DEPICTA; PISCES; TESTACEALOBOSIA;

EID: 0032982265     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/65.1.121     Document Type: Article

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