Chemical Ecology: The Ecological Impacts of Marine Natural Products

ISBN-13: 9780367733308 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 400 str.

Melany P. Puglisi; Mikel A. Becerro

Opis

Marine chemical ecology has emerged as a respected field of study providing a better understanding of the role natural products play in organisms and their environments. Ample data in this book advocates the conservation of marine environments for future drug discovery efforts while sustaining their overall health.

Spis treści

Foreword

Acknowledgment

Editors

Contributors

1. Marine Natural Products with Pharmacological Properties

David J. Newman and Gordon M. Cragg

2. The Status of Marine Chemical Ecology in Antarctica: Form and Function of Unique High-Latitude Chemistry

Jacqueline L. von Salm, Kathryn M. Schoenrock, James B. McClintock, Charles D. Amsler, and Bill J. Baker

3. From the Tropics to the Poles: Chemical Defense Strategies in Sea Slugs (Mollusca: Heterobranchia)

Conxita Avila, Laura Núñez-Pons, and Juan Moles

4. The Chemical Ecology of Seagrasses

Kathryn L. Van Alstyne and Dianna K. Padilla

5. The Evolution of Marine Herbivores in Response to Algal Secondary Metabolites

Erik E. Sotka, Veijo Jormalainen, and Alistair G. B. Poore

6. The Role of Natural Products in Structuring Microbial Communities of Marine Algae

Jennifer M. Sneed and Melany P. Puglisi

7. New Insights into the Chemical Ecology of Vibrio cholerae

Jason R. Graff and David C. Rowley

8. Interactions Between Microorganisms as Modulators of Natural Product Biosynthesis

Amy L. Lane and Taylor A. Lundy

9. Predator–Prey Interactions in the Marine Plankton: The Role of Signals, Cues, and Defensive Compounds

Emily K. Prince and Kelsey L. Poulson-Ellestad

10. Chemical Ecology of Marine Invertebrate Larval Settlement

Tilmann Harder, Jan Tebben, Mareen Möller, and Peter J. Schupp

11. Chemical Ecology of Marine Bryozoans

Grace Lim-Fong and Rian Kabir

12. Spatial and Temporal Variability in Sponge Chemical Defense

Sven Rohde and Peter J. Schupp

Index

O autorze

Puglisi, Melany P. | Becerro, Mikel A.