Chemical defensive substances of soft corals and gorgonians

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2320-2328

  Changyun, Wang ^a   Haiyan, Liu ^a   Changlun, Shao ^a   Yanan, Wang ^a,b   Liang, Li ^a   Huashi, Guan ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

chemical defense; gorgonian; marine chemical ecology; soft coral

Indexed keywords

ALLELOPATHY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SOFT CORAL; SURVIVAL;

ALCYONACEA; ANTHOZOA; GORGONACEA; GORGONIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 46649089149     PISSN: 18722032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2032(08)60048-7     Document Type: Article

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