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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Main Authors: Palma,Alvaro T, Soto-Gamboa,Mauricio, Ojeda,F. Patricio
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar 2011
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-19572011000300004
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