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Interspecific differences in fouling of two congeneric ascidians (Eudistoma olivaceum and E. capsulatum): is surface acidity an effective defense?
| Title: | Interspecific differences in fouling of two congeneric ascidians (Eudistoma olivaceum and E. capsulatum): is surface acidity an effective defense?. |
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| Name(s): |
Davis, A. R., creator Wright, Amy E., creator |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1989 | |
| Publisher: | Springer | |
| Extent: | 8 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3333136 (digitool), FADT3333136 (IID), fau:6248 (fedora), 10.1007/BF00438350 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
Ascidian specimens were collected from the Indian River Lagoon, Florida, USA, in November 1987. Eudistoma olivaceum (Van Name) was fouled by only two species of epifaunal invertebrates and the percent cover of epibionts was negligible. Colonies of E. capsulatum (Van Name) were fouled by up to 17 species of epifaunal invertebrates, epibionts covered an average of 12.5% of the surface area of these colonies. Extracts of E. olivaceum exhibited potent cytotoxic, antimicrobial and antiviral activity in laboratory bioassays, while the activity of extracts of E. capsulatum was insignificant. This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://www.springerlink.com and may be cited as: Davis, A. R., & Wright, A. E. (1989). Interspecific differences in fouling of two congeneric ascidians (Eudistoma olivaceum and E. capsulatum): is surface acidity an effective defense? Marine Biology, 102(4), 491-497. doi:10.1007/BF00438350 Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #686. |
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| Subject(s): |
Ascidians Epibiosis Fouling |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3333136 | |
| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00438350 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1989 Springer | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
