Dorid Nudibranch Elaborates Its Own Chemical Defense
- 11 March 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 219 (4589) , 1237-1238
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.219.4589.1237
Abstract
A biosynthetic experiment with mevalonic acid labeled with carbon-14 showed that the nudibranch Dendrodoris limbata elaborates polygodial, a sesquiterpenoid dialdehyde stored in the mantle, which constitutes its chemical defense against predators. Previously described nudibranchs drew defensive chemicals from their preys.Keywords
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