Methods in Chemical Ecology Volume 2

1. Bioassays with marine microorganisms.- 1.1. Chemical ecology of marine microorganisms.- 1.2. Ecological relevance of bioassays.- 1.3. Antimicrobial assays.- 1.4. Behavioral assays.- 1.5. Summary and conclusions.- 1.6. Acknowledgments.- 1.7. References.- 2. Bioassays with marine and freshwater macroorganisms.- 2.1. Introduction.- 2.2. Foraging cues.- 2.3. Feeding cues.- 2.4. Consequences of consuming defensive metabolites.- 2.5. Toxin-mediated prey capture.- 2.6. Chemically mediated detection of and responses to predators.- 2.7. Intraspecific chemical communication.- 2.8. Chemically mediated homing behavior.- 2.9. Settlement cues.- 2.10. Allelopathy and antifouling.- 2.11. Chemical ecology within a broader environmental context.- 2.12. Conclusions.- 2.13. Acknowledgments.- 2.14. References.- 3. Bioassay methods for fungi and oomycetes.- 3.1. Introduction.- 3.2. Intraspecific interactions-reproduction.- 3.3. Intraspecific population interactions.- 3.4. Interspecific interactions.- 3.5. Conclusions.- 3.6. Acknowledgments.- 3.7. References.- 4. Bioassays for allelopathy in terrestrial plant.- 4.1. Introduction.- 4.2. Case studies illustrating appropriate bioassays.- 4.3. Density-dependent phytotoxicity.- 4.4. Practical considerations.- 4.5. Acknowledgments.- 4.6. References.- 5. Bioassay methods with terrestrial invertebrates.- 5.1. Introduction.- 5.2. Behavioral bioassays for odors, pheromones, and other volatile compounds.- 5.3. Bioassays for contact oviposition stimulants-two case studies.- 5.4. Measurement of preference.- 5.5. Postingestive bioassays.- 5.6. Measurements in diet studies: growth rate, consumption rate, and efficiency of conversion of food to biomass.- 5.7. Alternative methods to separate preingestive and postingestive effects.- 5.8. Contact andvolatile toxicity.- 5.9. Conclusions.- 5.10. Acknowledgments.- 5.11. References.- 6. Bioassay methods for amphibians and reptiles.- 6.1. Introduction.- 6.2. Amphibians.- 6.3. Reptiles.- 6.4. Conclusions.- 6.5. Acknowledgments.- 6.6. References.- 7. Bioassays for mammals and birds.- 7.1. Introduction.- 7.2. Chemical senses.- 7.3. Test paradigms.- 7.4. Experimental apparatus.- 7.5. Intraspecific behaviors.- 7.6. Interspecific behaviors.- 7.7. Case studies.- 7.8. Summary.- 7.9. Acknowledgments.- 7.10. References.