Photosynthetic efficiency and kleptoplast pigment diversity in the sea slug Thuridilla hopei (Vérany, 1853)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 441, Issue , 2013, Pages 105-109

  Ventura, P ^a   Calado, G ^b,c   Jesus, B ^d,e  

^a Instituto Português de Malacologia IPM   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Kleptoplast short term retention; PAM fluorescence; Photosynthetic pigments; Thuridilla hopei

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPLAST; DEGRADATION; DIET; FLUORESCENCE; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENT; PLASTID; SNAIL; STARVATION; TURNOVER;

EID: 84873968104     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2013.01.022     Document Type: Article

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