Induction and reduction of anti-herbivore defenses in brown and red macroalgae off the Kenyan coast

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 726-731

  Ceh, Janja ^a   Molis, Markus ^b,d   Dzeha, Thomas M ^c   Wahl, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alga animal interaction; Amphipods; Kenya; Macroalgae; Mesograzer

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BROWN ALGA; INDUCED RESPONSE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RED ALGA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; CYMADUSA FILOSA; CYSTOSEIRA MYRICA; HYPNEA PANNOSA; MYRICACEAE; PHAEOPHYCEAE; RHODOPHYTA; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM ASPERIFOLIUM;

EID: 23944496569     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2005.00093.x     Document Type: Article

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