The toxicity of skin secretions from coral-dwelling gobies and their potential role as a predator deterrent

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 359-367

  Schubert, Melissa ^a   Munday, Philip L ^a   Caley, M Julian ^a   Jones, Geoffrey P ^a   Llewellyn, Lyndon E ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antifeedant; Bioassay; Coral reef fish; Gobiodon; Predation; Skin toxins

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CORAL REEF; FISH; PREDATION; SECRETION; TOXICITY;

AUSTRALIA;

ANTHOZOA; APOGON; CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; GOBIIDAE; GOBIODON; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0142070931     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025826829548     Document Type: Article

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