Chemical defenses of the tropical marine seaweed Canistrocarpus cervicornis against herbivory by sea urchin

Brazilian Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 213-218

  Bianco, Éverson Miguel ^a   Teixeira, Valéria Laneuville ^a   Pereira, Renato Crespo ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canistrocarpus cervicornis; Chemical defenses; Diterpenes; Dolastanes

Indexed keywords

ECHINOIDEA; LYTECHINUS; LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 79952665796     PISSN: 16798759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-87592010000300004     Document Type: Article

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