The role of polyunsaturated aldehydes in the physiology and ecology of diatoms
In the last decade diatoms have been shown to release. a wide range of secondary metabolites, such as polyunsaturated aldehydes (PUAs), produced by a wound-activated mechanism. PUAs are highly reactive molecules that in most cases induce a drastic reduction in the reproductive response of predators,...
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Open University
2007
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.487156 |