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A Fish-feeding Laboratory Bioassay to Assess the Antipredatory Activity of Secondary Metabolites from the Tissues of Marine Organisms
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A Fish-feeding Laboratory Bioassay to Assess the Antipredatory Activity of Secondary Metabolites from the Tissues of Marine Organisms

A Fish-feeding Laboratory Bioassay to Assess the Antipredatory Activity of Secondary Metabolites from the Tissues of Marine Organisms

DOI:
10.3791/52429-v

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16:03 min

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January 11, 2015

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1Department of Biology and Marine Biology and Center for Marine Science,University of North Carolina Wilmington

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  • 00:00Title
  • 00:10Introduction
  • 01:58Tissue Extraction
  • 06:12Food Preparation
  • 11:22Palatability Bioassays
  • 13:12Evaluating Significance
  • 13:59Representative Results
  • 15:13Conclusion

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This bioassay employs a model predatory fish to assess the presence of feeding-deterrent metabolites from organic extracts of the tissues of marine organisms at natural concentrations using a nutritionally comparable food matrix.

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Keywords: Marine Chemical EcologySecondary MetabolitesFish-feeding Laboratory BioassayAntipredatory ActivityMarine OrganismsNatural Products ChemistryMarine EcologistsThalassoma BifasciatumCaribbean Marine InvertebratesBioassay-guided FractionationCoral ReefsPharmacologyBiotechnologyEvolutionary Ecology

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