Effects of nitrogen concentrations in turtlegrass Thalassia testudinum on consumption by the bucktooth parrotfish Sparisoma radians

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 286, Issue , 2005, Pages 239-248

  Goecker, M E ^a   Heck Jr , K L ^a   Valentine, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbivory; Nitrogen concentration; Parrotfish; Phenolics; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; CHEMICAL CUE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HERBIVORY; NITROGEN; SEAGRASS;

HALOPHILA; SPARISOMA CRETENSE; SPARISOMA RADIANS; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 14644388239     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps286239     Document Type: Article

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