Ultrastructural comparison of Aplysia and Dolabrifera ink glands suggests cellular sites of anti-predator protein production and algal pigment processing

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 349-357

  Prince, Jeffrey S ^a   Johnson, Paul Micah ^b,c  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; MOLLUSC; PROTEIN;

ALGAE; ANASPIDEA; APLYSIA; APLYSIA CALIFORNICA; DOLABRIFERA; DOLABRIFERA DOLABRIFERA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 33751020566     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: 14643766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyl017     Document Type: Article

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