Chemical studies on Indopacific Ceratosoma nudibranchs illuminate the protective role of their dorsal horn

Chemoecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-36

  Mollo, Ernesto ^a   Gavagnin, Margherita ^a   Carbone, Marianna ^a   Guo, Yue Wei ^b   Cimino, Guido ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Ceratosoma; Chemical defence; Chromodorididae; Opisthobranchia; Secondary metabolites; Sesquiterpenoids

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERATOSOMA; CHROMODORIDIDAE; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; NUDIBRANCHIA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA;

EID: 17044399855     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-005-0289-5     Document Type: Article

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