Induction of defenses and within-alga variation of palatability in two brown algae from the northern-central coast of Chile: Effects of mesograzers and UV radiation

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 325, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 214-227

  Macaya, Erasmo C ^a   Rothäusler, Eva ^b   Thiel, Martin ^a   Molis, Markus ^c,d   Wahl, Martin ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^b Institut für Aquatische Ökologie   (Germany)

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

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

Author keywords

Chile; Defenses; Herbivory; Induction; Macroalgae; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; BROWN ALGA; PALATABILITY; PLANT DEFENSE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; MACROCYSTIS; MACROCYSTIS INTEGRIFOLIA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 27744600515     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.05.004     Document Type: Article

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