Morphological and chemical camouflage of the Mediterranean nudibranch Discodoris indecora on the sponges Ircinia variabilis and Ircinia fasciculata

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 431-439

  Marin, A ^a   Lopez Belluga M D ^a   Scognamiglio, G ^b   Cimino, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b Istituto per la Chimica di Molecole di Interesse Biologico   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CARASSIUS AURATUS; CHROMIS CHROMIS; DISCODORIS; DISCODORIS INDECORA; IRCINIA; IRCINIA FASCICULATA; IRCINIA VARIABILIS; SPARUS AURATA;

EID: 15144359883     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/63.3.431     Document Type: Article

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