... mechanisms of chemical defense against predators. These mechanisms include phagomimicry, in which the chemical acts as a decoy ( Kicklighter et al., 2005 ); chemical deterrency, in which the chemical is a repellent ( Kicklighter et al., 2005 ; Aggio and Derby, 2008 ; Kamio et al., 2009 ; Kamio et al...

... be reconstituted in a heterologous expression system to ultimately facilitate investigation of the molecular mechanism of such an aversive behavioral response. Zebrafish ( Danio rerio ) rejected artificial diets laced with sponge chemical defense compounds that were previously shown to deter a generalist marine...

... of diet and sequestration of algal secondary metabolites. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Series 215 , 261 -274. Harlow, E. and Lane, D. ( 1988 ). Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual . New York: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Johnson, P. M. ( 2002 ). Multi-component chemical defense in seahares...

... University, Atlanta, GA 30302-4010, USA (e-mail: [email protected] ) * These authors contributed equally to this work 13 7 2005 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2005 2005 toxin chemical defense flavin gastropod inking Opisthobranchia Several proteins isolated from...

..., where it is stored until secreted in response to certain predators. * Author for correspondence (e-mail: [email protected] ) 14 11 1997 14 01 1998 © The Company of Biologists Limited 1998 chemical defense anti-feedant phycoerythrobilin pigments ink Rhodophyta...

... defense predation alkaloid molting Oreophoetes peruana stick insect Insects of the order Phasmatodea, the so-called stick insects, comprise some 2500 species, mostly from the warmer parts of the world ( Bedford, 1978 ; Key, 1991 ). Large and frequently apterous, phasmids are commonly slow...