A quantitative survey of mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) in intertidal egg masses from temperate rocky shores

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2417-2438

  Przeslawski, R ^a   Benkendorff, K ^b   Davis, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemical sunscreen; Egg mass; Gastropod; Intertidal; Larvae; Marine invertebrate; Mycosporine glycine

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEXANOL DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE; MYCOSPORINE 2 GLYCINE; MYCOSPORINE-2-GLYCINE;

AMINO ACID; EGG; LARVA; PHOTOPROTECTION; ROCKY SHORE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LARVA; MOLLUSC; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYCHAETA; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DATA COLLECTION; GLYCINE; LARVA; MARINE BIOLOGY; MOLLUSCA; PHYLOGENY; POLYCHAETA; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANASPIDIFORMES; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; NEOGASTROPODA; NUDIBRANCHIA; POLYCHAETA; PORPHYRA;

EID: 26244465136     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-005-7110-3     Document Type: Article

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