Ontogenetic habitat shift of an herbivorous crab: a chemically mediated defense mechanism?
Many herbivores specialize on a specific type of host that can serve both as food and shelter. Such associations, however, do not necessarily last throughout the ontogeny of the herbivore. For example, in field surveys a close association between the herbivorous crab Taliepus dentatus and brown alga...
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Universidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar
2011
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