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Defensive and Sensory Chemical Ecology of Brown Algae
CHARLES D. AMSLER AND VICTORIA A. FAIRHEAD
Department of Biology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294‐1170
I. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II. Phlorotannins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Chemical Structure and Synthesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Comparison of Quantification Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Cellular Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Putative Ecological Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Spatial and Intra/Interspecific Variability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Rates and Cost of Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Current Uncertainty and Future Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III. Nonphlorotannin Antiherbivore Defences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Dictyotales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Desmarestiales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Other Orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Activated Defences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV. Testing Chemical Defence Theories with Brown Algae. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Optimal Defence Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Induced Defence Model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Carbon‐Nutrient Balance and Resource Allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Tests of Multiple and Other Theories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V. Nonphlorotannin Defences Against Bacteria, Fouling Organisms, and Pathogens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI. Volatile Halogenated Organic Compounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII. Sensory Chemical Ecology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Chemoattraction to Pheromones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Behaviour and Sensory Capabilities of Spores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advances in Botanical Research, Vol. 43 Incorporating Advances in Plant Pathology Copyright 2006, Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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