Chemical Communication in Crustaceans
Crustaceans are ecologically and economically important. They are fished and farmed extensively for food and are model organisms for scientific research. However, as invasive species, some crustaceans also threaten native communities world-wide. Social in
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Thomas Breithaupt
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Martin Thiel
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Chemical Communication in Crustaceans With drawings by Jorge Andrés Varela Ramos
Editors Thomas Breithaupt University of Hull Department of Biological Sciences Hull, HU6 7RX UK [email protected]
Martin Thiel Universidad Cato´lica del Norte Facultad Ciencas del Mar Depto. de Biologı´a Marina Larrondo 1281 Coquimbo Chile [email protected]
ISBN 978-0-387-77100-7 e-ISBN 978-0-387-77101-4 DOI 10.1007/978-0-387-77101-4 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London # Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer ScienceþBusiness Media (www.springer.com)
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Preface
Animal communication has fascinated biologists for centuries. This fascination has sustained many a scientific career as will be evident from the personal accounts by the contributors to this book. Chemical signaling is the most widespread form of communication in crustaceans. During the past two decades, there have been significant advances in our understanding of crustacean chemical ecology. Gathering this information in an edited volume was the next logical step. This book covers a wide range of topics, including the identity, production, transmission, reception, and behavioral function of chemical signals in selected crustacean groups. The chapters are organized into five sections. The introductory section gives a brief overview of the main questions that are tackled in this volume and provides important definitions of signals, cues, and behavior. The next section on the transmission of chemical cues in the environment and on sensory biology is followed by a section on the behavioral contexts in which crustaceans use chemical communication, providing examples from the best studied taxa. Recent advances in the molecular identification of chemical signals are presented in the fourth section. The fifth and last section deals with the possible applications of pheromone research to aquaculture and pest management. One of our goals as editors was to encourage contributors to identify similarities and differences in chemical communication by crustaceans and by other taxa and thereby address questions of general interest. We therefore invited experts on communication in insects, spiders, and fishes to contribute to this
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