Open AccessThe scallop Pedum spondyloideum mitigates the effects of Acanthaster planci predation on the host coral Pontes: host defence facilitated by exaptation?
Author(s) -
Lyndon DeVantier,
R. Endean
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
marine ecology. progress series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.151
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1616-1599
pISSN - 0171-8630
DOI - 10.3354/meps047293
Subject(s) - acanthaster , host (biology) , predation , coral , fishery , biology , exaptation , ecology , coral reef , great barrier reef , evolutionary biology