Toxicity in Sponges and Holothurians: A Geographic Pattern
- 13 September 1974
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 185 (4155) , 951-953
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.185.4155.951
Abstract
Toxicity in sponges and holothurians is inversely related to latitude and may reach 100 percent for holothurians in high-diversity coral reefs. Evidence from approximately 700 experiments and from underwater observations suggests that predation by fish has resulted in natural selection for noxious and toxic chemical compounds in species within these taxa.Keywords
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