Nudibranch Defence Mechanisms

October 14, 1998
From: Magdalena Caretti

26 September 1998
Hello!
I'm a student from Argentina  who's interested in the different kinds of defenses that have these animals, specially in that wich includes the color as an important fact.May be these words will help you to understand in which i'm interested :
-Autotomy
-Criptic
-Mimic
-Aposematism
-Camouflage
I'll sincerely apreciate any information you could send  me.

Thank you.
Magdalena Caretti.

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Caretti, M., 1998 (Oct 14) Nudibranch Defence Mechanisms. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/258

Dear Magdalena,
Sorry for the delay in answering your question but I have used your question as an opportunity to post quite a bit of material on the subjects you are interested in on to the Slug Forum. If you check out the topics I have listed at the top of this page I hope you will find some answers.
Best wishes,

Bill Rudman.

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