A Fish-feeding Laboratory Bioassay to Assess the Antipredatory Activity of Secondary Metabolites from the Tissues of Marine OrganismsMicah J. Marty 1, Joseph R. Pawlik 1
1Department of Biology and Marine Biology and Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina Wilmington
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.