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Decadienal
Oxo-acids
Marine plankton
Chemical defence
Gc/ms.
Lipid-peroxidation products
Chromatography-mass-spectrometry
Activated chemical defense
Short-chain aldehydes
Unsaturated aldehydes
Embryonic-development
Thalassiosira-rotula
Copepod reproduction
Extracts
Blooms.
Chemistry & Analysis in Current Contents(R)/Life Sciences.
Abstract:
Reactive alpha,beta,gamma,delta-unsaturated aldehydes and oxo-acids produced by marine diatoms upon cell damage interfere negatively with the reproduction success of their grazers. A simple, sensitive and specific method based on gas-chromatography coup