Behavioral and Chemical Ecology of Marine Organisms with Respect to Tetrodotoxin

The behavioral and chemical ecology of marine organisms that possess tetrodotoxin (TTX) has not been comprehensively reviewed in one work to date. The evidence for TTX as an antipredator defense, as venom, as a sex pheromone, and as an attractant for TTX-sequestering organisms is discussed. Little i...

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Main Author: Becky L. Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-02-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/8/3/381/