Interspecific variation in palatability suggests cospecialization of antipredator defenses in Sea Hares

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 416, Issue , 2010, Pages 137-144

  Takagi, Kimberly K ^a,b   Ono, Nadia N ^a,c   Wright, William G ^a  

^a CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral sensitization; Bioassay; Chemical defense; Gastropoda; Natural selection; Niche specialization; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GASTROPOD; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PALATABILITY; PHYLOGENETICS; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SLUG; SPECIALIZATION;

ANASPIDEA; APLYSIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DOLABRIFERA; DOLABRIFERA DOLABRIFERA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; NICA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA; PAGURUS SAMUELIS; PHYLLAPLYSIA; PHYLLAPLYSIA TAYLORI;

EID: 77958452205     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08738     Document Type: Article

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