Ecological Roles of Marine Natural Products

Published by Cornell University Press 1992

Ecological Roles of Marine Natural Products

Edited by: Valerie J. Paul

In the series Explorations in Chemical Ecology

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501737435

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About this book

This book, one of the first devoted solely to the chemical ecology of marine organisms, reviews recent research on the ecological functions of marine metabolites and proposes future directions for marine chemical ecology—a new, rapidly evolving field in which biological and chemical studies go hand in hand.

Author / Editor information

Valerie J. Paul is Director of the Marine Laboratory, University of Guam.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Introduction Valerie J. Paul Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. Seaweed Chemical Defenses on Coral Reefs Valerie J. Paul Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	24
Chapter 2. Geographical Variation in the Interaction between Marine Herbivores and Brown Algal Secondary Metabolites Peter D. Steinberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
Chapter 3. The Role of Seaweed Chemical Defenses in the Evolution of Feeding Specialization and in the Mediation of Complex Interactions Mark E. Hay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
Chapter 4. Chemical Defenses of Marine Molluscs D. John Faulkner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
Chapter 5. Chemical Defenses of Benthic Marine Invertebrates Valerie J. Paul Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
Chapter 6. Induction of Marine Invertebrate Larval Settlement: Evidence for Chemical Cues Joseph R. Pawlik Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237

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Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 264
Illustrations
- Other: 3 charts
Keywords: Nature Guides & Natural History; General Science

eBook

Published: May 15, 2019
ISBN: 9781501737435