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The ecological role of defensive secretions in the intertidal pulmonate Onchidella borealis
| Title: | The ecological role of defensive secretions in the intertidal pulmonate Onchidella borealis. |
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| Name(s): |
Young, Craig M., creator Greenwood, Paul G, creator Powell, Cynthia J., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1986 | |
| Publisher: | The Marine Biological Laboratory | |
| Extent: | 15 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3171586 (digitool), FADT3171586 (IID), fau:5636 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
Repugnatorial glands located in the marginal papillae of the intertidal ochidiid pulmonate Onchidella borealis secrete a viscous fluid in response to mechanical or chemical stimulation. In laboratory encounters, this fluid repels intertidal predatory asteroids, particularly Leptasterias hexactis, but not predatory gastropods, polyclad turbellarians, nemerteans, or fishes. Intertidal crabs consume dead 0. borealis readily, but seldom consume living individuals capable of firing their glands. The vertical range of 0. borealis overlaps that of L. hexactis, whereas limpets that are vulnerable to predation by the sea stars generally live higher on the shore. This manuscript is available at http://www.biolbull.org/ and may be cited as: Young, C. M., Greenwood, P. G. & Powell, C. J. (1986). The ecological role of defensive secretions in the intertidal pulmonate Onchidella borealis. The Biological Bulletin, 171(2), 391-404. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #533. |
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| Subject(s): |
Glands, Odoriferous Intertidal animals Crabs Limpets Starfishes |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3171586 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1986 The Marine Biological Laboratory | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
