Volatile foraging kairomones in the littoral zone: Attraction of an herbivorous freshwater gastropod to algal odors

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1867-1881

  Fink, Patrick ^a,c   Von Elert, Eric ^a,d   Jüttner, Friedrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b Institute of Plant Biology   (Switzerland)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attractant; Food choice; Infochemicals; Lipoxygenase products; Nor carotenoids; Oxylipins; Pulmonate; Radix ovata; Snail; Ulothrix fimbriata; Unsaturated aldehydes; Volatile organic compounds (VOC)

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHEROMONE;

ALGAL MAT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CYANOBACTERIUM; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRESHWATER; GASTROPOD; HERBIVORE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; KAIROMONE; ODOR; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADSORPTION; ALGA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DRUG EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM; EUKARYOTE; METABOLISM; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SNAIL; VOLATILIZATION;

ADSORPTION; ALGAE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ECOSYSTEM; EUKARYOTA; FRESH WATER; ODORS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHEROMONES; SNAILS; VOLATILIZATION;

ALGAE; BASOMMATOPHORA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; GASTROPODA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; NEMATODA; RADIX OVATA; ULOTHRIX FIMBRIATA;

EID: 33747690506     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9115-y     Document Type: Article

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