Chemical studies of Caribbean sacoglossans: Dietary relationships with green algae and ecological implications

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1563-1578

  Gavagnin, Margherita ^a   Mollo, Ernesto ^a   Montanaro, Domenico ^a   Ortea, Jesus ^b   Cimino, Guido ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ascoglossan; Dietary relationship; Green alga; Marine mollusk; Polypropionate; Sacoglossan; Terpene

Indexed keywords

NATURAL PRODUCT;

CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; DIET; GREEN ALGA; MOLLUSC; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; ECOLOGY; GREEN ALGA; NONHUMAN; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

CARIBBEAN SEA;

ASCOBULLA ULLA; GASTROPODA; SACOGLOSSA;

EID: 0033913879     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005526526884     Document Type: Article

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