Behavioral and Chemical Ecology of Marine Organisms with Respect to Tetrodotoxin
The behavioral and chemical ecology of marine organisms that possess tetrodotoxin (TTX) has not been comprehensively reviewed in one work to date. The evidence for TTX as an antipredator defense, as venom, as a sex pheromone, and as an attractant for TTX-sequestering organisms is discussed. Little i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2010-02-01
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Series: | Marine Drugs |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/8/3/381/ |