Marine Chemical Ecology

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James B. McClintock, Bill J. Baker
CRC Press, Jun 13, 2001 - Science - 624 pages
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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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction to the Chemical Ecology of Marine Natural Products
3
Chapter 2 Ecological Perspectives on Marine Natural Product Biosynthesis
71
Chapter 3 Marine Natural Products Chemistry as an Evolutionary Narrative
115
Organismal Patterns in Marine Chemical Ecology
155
Predators and Prey Allies and Competitors
157
Chapter 5 The Chemical Ecology of Invertebrate Meroplankton and Holoplankton
195
Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives
227
Chapter 7 Secondary Metabolites from Antarctic Marine Organisms and Their Ecological Implications
267
Chapter 11 Effects of Secondary Metabolites on Digestion in Marine Herbivores
391
Chapter 12 Chemokinesis and Chemotaxis in Marine Bacteria and Algae
413
Chapter 13 Natural Chemical Cues for Settlement and Metamorphosis of MarineInvertebrate Larvae
431
Chapter 14 Contributions of Marine Chemical Ecology to Chemosensory Neurobiology
463
UVAbsorbing MycosporineLike Amino Acids and Scytonemin
481
Applied Marine Chemical Ecology
521
Applications in Marine Biomedical Prospecting
523
Chapter 17 Natural Product Antifoulants and Coatings Development
543

Chapter 8 Spatial Patterns in Macroalgal Chemical Defenses
301
Chemical Defense Patterns in Relation to Defense Theories
325
Chapter 10 Chemical Mediation of Surface Colonization
355
Cellular and Physiological Patterns in Marine Chemical Ecology
389
Chapter 18 Metabolites of FreeLiving Commensal and Symbiotic Benthic Marine Microorganisms
567
Index
593
Back cover
613
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Bill J. Baker, James B. McClintock