Anti-grazing activity and seasonal variation of dimethylsulfoniopropionate- associated compounds in the invasive alga Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides

Marine Biology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-188

  Lyons, Devin A ^a   Van Alstyne, Kathryn L ^b   Scheibling, Robert E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; AVOIDANCE REACTION; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; GRAZING; HERBIVORE; INVASIVE SPECIES; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ALGAE; CODIUM FRAGILE; ECHINOIDEA; POLYSIPHONIA HARVEYI; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS DROEBACHIENSIS; ULVA; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 36448948667     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0795-9     Document Type: Article

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