Chemical Defenses of Ascidians Against Predators
- 1 December 1980
- Vol. 61 (6) , 1327-1334
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1939041
Abstract
Many benthic ascidians lack strong mechanical defenses but are relatively free from predation; chemical defenses against predators are important in certain species. A number of ascidians have highly acidic tunic fluids (pH ≤ 2) which deter predators. The high vanadium content (≥100 mg/g wet mass) of some ascidians reduces their palatability to predators.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Vanadium in tunicates: Oxygen-binding studiesComparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 1979