Secondary metabolite and inorganic contents in Cystodytes sp. (Ascidiacea): Temporal patterns and association with reproduction and growth

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 293-299

  López Legentil, Susanna ^a,b,c   Bontemps Subielos, Nataly ^b   Turon, Xavier ^a   Banaigs, Bernard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; FILTER FEEDER; GROWTH; MACROINVERTEBRATE; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; CYSTODYTES; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33847359719     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0472-4     Document Type: Article

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