Phlorotannin allocation among tissues of northeastern Pacific kelps and rockweeds

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 3 II, 1999, Pages 483-492

  Van Alstyne, Kathryn L ^a,b   McCarthy III, James J ^c   Hustead, Cynthia L ^c   Kearns, Laura J ^c  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KENYON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation; Chemical defenses; Fucales; Geographic variation; Laminariales; Phaeophyceae; Phlorotannins; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CHEMICAL DEFENSE;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; FUCALES; LAMINARIALES; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0032997142     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3530483.x     Document Type: Article

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