Holoplankton chemical defenses

Further directions for the study of both meroplankton and holoplankton chemical ecology include development of field bioassays to couple with laboratory studies. Studies are needed to determine how consumers may perceive secondary metabolites produced by plankton.166 The ability of planktonic organisms to sequester defensive chemistry in specific tissues or mucus, as seen in benthic invertebrates, is unknown. Very little is known about the specific compounds responsible for chemical defenses in plankton, and we expect the library of secondary metabolites produced... 

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