Kleptoplasts mediate nitrogen acquisition in the sea slug Elysia viridis

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-21

  Teugels, Bart ^a   Bouillon, Steven ^a,b,c   Veuger, Bart ^b   Middelburg, Jack J ^b   Koedam, Nico ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Elysia viridis; Kleptoplasty; Nitrogen assimilation; Sacoglossan

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ELYSIA VIRIDIS; GASTROPODA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA;

EID: 73449121882     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00092     Document Type: Article

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