Species-specific effects of prior grazing on the palatability of turtlegrass

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 440, Issue , 2013, Pages 225-232

  Darnell, Kelly M ^a   Heck, Kenneth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbivory; Lytechinus variegatus; Phenolics; Sparisoma radians; Turtlegrass

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; CHEMORECEPTION; ECHINODERM; FEEDING; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; MORPHOLOGY; PALATABILITY; PERCIFORM; PHENOL; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SEAGRASS; SEAWEED;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA BAY; FLORIDA KEYS; UNITED STATES;

ECHINOIDEA; LYTECHINUS; LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS; SCARIDAE; SPARISOMA RADIANS; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 84873129176     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2012.12.012     Document Type: Article

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