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Water extracts of a green alga (Ulva sp.) are known to elicit phagostimulatory responses against a seahare Aplysia sp. In 1984 we happened, however, to find that a seahare shows its feeding preference for filter paper on which an ether extract of Ulva sp. had been absorbed. We succeeded in establishing a simple and reliable bioassay procedure for the feeding-stimulants for the seahare A. juliana, which is applicable to isolation of the active principles.
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Communicated by M. Anraku, Hiroshima
Chemical Studies on Phagostimulants for Marine Gastropods, Part V. For Part IV, see Sakata et al. (1985)
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Sakata, K., Tsuge, M. & Ina, K. A simple bioassay for feeding-stimulants for the young seahare Aplysia juliana . Marine Biology 91, 509–511 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00392602
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