Meera Jan, Abraham; Dr.Ravindranatha Menon,N(Cochin University Of Science And Technology, May , 2001)
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Abstract:
The present investigation has looked exclusively into the aspect of
the biological phenomenon of settling behaviour by two serious fouling offenders
encountered in the tropical seas mainly on the hulls of ships and stationary structures
in the harbours. The cue to study the behaviour was adopted from the observations
so far made by scientists on the epizoic growth of these organisms on the surfaces
of algal fronds of variegated shape, texture, size etc. The results do indicate that
there are sufficient qualities of bioactive substances produced by plants occupying
the lowest categories in organic evolution and curiously enough these substances
have withstood the test of time.
Description:
Division Of Marine Biology. Microbiology And Biochemistry
School Of Marine Sciences
Cochin University Of Science And Technology