Chemical defence of the intertidal pulmonate limpet Siphonaria capensis (Quoy and Gaimard) against natural predators

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 237, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 141-154

  McQuaid, Christopher D ^a   Cretchley, Robyn ^a   Rayner, Joanna L ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Chemical defence; Intertidal limpets; Patella; Siphonaria

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; PREDATION;

AGGRESSION; AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; ASTERIAS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PREDATOR;

SOUTH AFRICA;

PATELLA GRANULARIS; SIPHONARIA CAPENSIS;

EID: 0033561278     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(99)00011-8     Document Type: Article

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