Chemical defense in the microplankton II: Inhibition of protist feeding by β-dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP)

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 1 I, 2003, Pages 230-237

  Strom, Suzanne ^a   Wolfe, Gordon ^b   Slajer, Amy ^a   Lambert, Sarah ^a   Clough, Jennifer ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; DIMETHYLSULFONIOPROPIONATE; FOOD INTAKE; GRAZING; INHIBITION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ALGAE; AMPHIDINIUM LONGUM; CILIOPHORA; COCCOLITHOPHORACEAE; COXLIELLA; DINOPHYCEAE; EMILIANIA HUXLEYI; GYMNODINIUM; GYMNODINIUM SP.; OXYRRHIS MARINA; PROTISTA;

EID: 0037252961     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2003.48.1.0230     Document Type: Article

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