A chemical alarm response in Pycnopodia helianthoides (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) |
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| Authors: | John M Lawrence |
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| Institution: | 1. Bamfield Marine station , Bamfield, British Columbia, VOR 1BO, Canada;2. Department of Biology , University of South Florida , Tampa, Florida, 33620, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Adult Pycnopodia helianthoides exhibit a classic alarm response, moving away from fragments and tissue fluid of the tube feet, pyloric caeca, and body wall of conspecific individuals. |
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| Keywords: | Pycnopodia Echinodermata Asteroidea behavior predation |
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