Comparison of reproductive patterns among 7 Caribbean sponge species does not reveal a resource trade-off with chemical defenses

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 401, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 80-84

  Leong, Wai ^a   Pawlik, Joseph R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical ecology; Fragmentation; Oogenesis; Predation; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; CORAL REEF; FRAGMENTATION; GROWTH RATE; HISTOLOGY; METABOLITE; PREDATOR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SPONGE; TOLERANCE; TRADE-OFF;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA KEYS; KEY LARGO; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIMEDON COMPRESSA; ANTHOZOA; APLYSINA CAULIFORMIS; APLYSINA FULVA; CALLYSPONGIA; CALLYSPONGIA VAGINALIS; IOTROCHOTA BIROTULATA; NIPHATES ERECTA;

EID: 79955156777     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.02.043     Document Type: Article

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