The polychaete Cirriformia punctata is chemically defended against generalist coral reef predators

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 353, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 198-202

  Meredith, Tricia L ^a   Cowart, Jonathan D ^a   Henkel, Timothy P ^a   Pawlik, Joseph R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aposematism; Chemical defense; Cirriformia punctata; Palatability; Predation

Indexed keywords

APOSEMATISM; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CORAL REEF; MORPHOLOGY; PALATABILITY; POLYCHAETE; PREDATOR; TAXONOMY;

AIPTASIA; ANEMONE; ANTHOZOA; CIRRATULIDAE; CIRRIFORMIA; CIRRIFORMIA PUNCTATA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PAGURISTES; POLYCHAETA; THALASSOMA BIFASCIATUM; THALASSOMA LUCASANUM;

EID: 36249002334     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.08.023     Document Type: Article

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