Sex and life-history stage alter herbivore responses to a chemically defended red alga

Ecology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1334-1343

  Vergés, Adriana ^a,c,d   Paul, Nicholas A ^b   Steinberg, Peter D ^c  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algae; Aplysia parvula; Asparagopsis armata; Chemical defense; Dioecy; Herbivory; Heteromorphic life cycle; Life history; Plant herbivore interaction

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GASTROPOD; HERBIVORE; LIFE HISTORY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RED ALGA; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ALGAE; ANASPIDEA; APLYSIA; APLYSIA PARVULA; ASPARAGOPSIS ARMATA; RHODOPHYTA;

ANIMAL; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; CHEMISTRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RED ALGA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ALGAE, RED; ANIMALS; APLYSIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SPORES;

EID: 46749099406     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-0248.1     Document Type: Article

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