Mesofauna associated with the marine sponge Amphimedon viridis. Do its physical or chemical attributes provide a prospective refuge from fish predation?

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 362, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 95-100

  Huang, J P ^a   McClintock, J B ^a   Amsler, C D ^a   Huang, Y M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PENGHU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amphimedon viridis; Amphipod; Chemical defense; Physical defense; Sponge

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; ISOPOD; PHYSICAL DEFENSE; PREDATION RISK; REFUGE; SPONGE;

AMPHIMEDON VIRIDIS; AMPHIPODA; ISOPODA; LAGODON; LAGODON RHOMBOIDES; TANAIDAE;

EID: 47649100457     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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