Allocation of chemical and structural defenses in the sponge Melophlus sarasinorum

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 399, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 76-83

  Rohde, Sven ^a   Schupp, Peter J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUAM MARINE LABORATORY   (Guam)

Author keywords

Chemical defense; Melophlus; Optimal Defense Theory; Porifera; Predator prey interactions; Secondary metabolites; Spicules; Sponges; Structural

Indexed keywords

ANTIFEEDANT; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; AVOIDANCE REACTION; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CORAL REEF; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FISH; OPTIMUM FORAGING THEORY; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PROTEIN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SPICULE; SPONGE;

ANTHOZOA; MELOPHLUS; PORIFERA;

EID: 79952457663     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.01.012     Document Type: Article

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