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