Molecular identification of alarm cues in the defensive secretions of the sea hare Aplysia californica

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1481-1492

  Kicklighter, Cynthia E ^a,b   Germann, Markus ^b   Kamio, Michiya ^b   Derby, Charles D ^b  

^a GOUCHER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alarm signal; Aplysia californica; chemical defence; ink; opaline; predator prey; sea hare; trait mediated indirect interaction

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; GASTROPOD; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; SECRETION;

ALGAE; ANASPIDEA; APLYSIA; APLYSIA CALIFORNICA; APLYSIA DACTYLOMELA; APLYSIA JULIANA; CEPHALOPODA; LOLLIGUNCULA BREVIS; MOLLUSCA; OCTOPUS; OCTOPUS BIMACULOIDES; PALINURIDAE;

EID: 35748948054     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.02.015     Document Type: Article

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