Quantitative Aspects of Prey Chemical Defenses

P.I.马克·海伊。 提案编号：95-29784 提案摘要 了解猎物防御是海洋群落中广泛的生态和进化主题的基础。 例如，对次级生态系统中物种之间差异的调查 代谢物、适口性和敏感性 向消费者 有 提供 见解 成 因素 推动专业化， 影响 分布 和 社区组织，并确定喂养模式和消化效率。 拟议中的研究将集中在个体内的差异和个体对环境扰动反应的可塑性上。

P.I. : HAY, MARK E. Proposal #: 95-29784 PROPOSAL ABSTRACT Understanding prey defenses is fundamental to a wide range of ecological and evolutionary topics within marine communities. For example, investigations of differences among species in secondary metabolites, palatability, and susceptibility to consumers have provided insights into factors driving specialization, affecting distribution and community organization, and determining feeding patterns and digestive efficiencies. The proposed research will focus on within- individual differences and the plasticity of individuals to respond to perturbations in their environments.