Marine Chemical Ecology
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Marine Chemical Ecology

  1. 626 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Marine Chemical Ecology

About this book

The interdisciplinary field of marine chemical ecology is an expanding and dynamic science. It is no surprise that the breadth of marine organisms studied expanded in concert with developments in underwater technology. With its up-to-date subject reviews by experts, Marine Chemical Ecology is the most current, comprehensive book on the subject. The

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2001
Print ISBN
9780849390647
eBook ISBN
9781420036602
Edition
1
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Biology

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Preface
  3. Editors
  4. Contributors
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Section I: Background
  7. Chapter 1. Introduction to the Chemical Ecology of Marine Natural Products
  8. Chapter 2. Ecological Perspectives on Marine Natural Product Biosynthesis
  9. Chapter 3. Marine Natural Products Chemistry as an Evolutionary Narrative
  10. Section II: Organismal Patterns in Marine Chemical Ecology
  11. Chapter 4. Chemical Ecology of Mobile Benthic Invertebrates: Predators and Prey, Allies and Competitors
  12. Chapter 5. The Chemical Ecology of Invertebrate Meroplankton and Holoplankton
  13. Chapter 6. Chemical Mediation of Macroalgal–Herbivore Interactions: Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives
  14. Chapter 7. Secondary Metabolites from Antarctic Marine Organisms and Their Ecological Implications
  15. Chapter 8. Spatial Patterns in Macroalgal Chemical Defenses
  16. Chapter 9. Resource Allocation in Seaweeds and Marine Invertebrates: Chemical Defense Patterns in Relation to Defense Theories
  17. Chapter 10. Chemical Mediation of Surface Colonization
  18. Section III: Cellular and Physiological Patterns in Marine Chemical Ecology
  19. Chapter 11. Effects of Secondary Metabolites on Digestion in Marine Herbivores
  20. Chapter 12. Chemokinesis and Chemotaxis in Marine Bacteria and Algae
  21. Chapter 13. Natural Chemical Cues for Settlement and Metamorphosis of Marine-Invertebrate Larvae
  22. Chapter 14. Contributions of Marine Chemical Ecology to Chemosensory Neurobiology
  23. Chapter 15. Chemical Defenses of Marine Organisms Against Solar Radiation Exposure: UV-Absorbing Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids and Scytonemin
  24. Section IV: Applied Marine Chemical Ecology
  25. Chapter 16. Marine Chemical Ecology: Applications in Marine Biomedical Prospecting
  26. Chapter 17. Natural Product Antifoulants and Coatings Development
  27. Chapter 18. Metabolites of Free-Living, Commensal, and Symbiotic Benthic Marine Microorganisms
  28. Index
  29. Back cover

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