Antipredatory chemical defenses of selected Antarctic benthic organisms

Antarctic benthic communities are largely structured by predation, being echinoderms, and particularly sea stars, the main predators. Therefore, through evolution, sessile and sluggish organisms have developed an array of antipredatory mechanisms, being chemical defenses are quite extended, yet stil...

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Main Authors: Moles, Juan, Núñez-Pons, L., Taboada, Sergi, Cristobo, Javier, Ávila, C.
Other Authors: SCAR
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Antarctic
Centro Oceanográfico de Gijón
Medio Marino
Benthic fauna
Antarc*
antartic*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10508/2669
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/319203
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Summary:Antarctic benthic communities are largely structured by predation, being echinoderms, and particularly sea stars, the main predators. Therefore, through evolution, sessile and sluggish organisms have developed an array of antipredatory mechanisms, being chemical defenses are quite extended, yet still poorly understood in Polar Regions.

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