Wound plug chemistry and morphology of two species of Caulerpa - A comparative Raman microscopy study

Botanica Marina

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-7

  Grosser, Katharina ^b   Weissflog, Ina ^a,b   Dietzek, Benjamin ^a,b   Popp, Juergen ^a   Pohnert, Georg ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asexual reproduction; Caulerpa prolifera; Caulerpa taxifolia; Wound plug formation; Wound reaction

Indexed keywords

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; INJURY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MORPHOLOGY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SEALING; SEAWATER; SEAWEED; SECONDARY METABOLITE; ZONATION;

EID: 84896297770     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bot-2013-0072     Document Type: Article

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