The Neuroecology of Dimethyl Sulfide: A Global-Climate Regulator Turned Marine Infochemical
Information transfer influences food-web dynamics in the marine environment, but infochemicals involved in these processes are only beginning to be understood. Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) is produced by phytoplankton and other marine algae, and has been studied primarily in the context of sulf...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:icbiol:51/5/819 2023-05-15T13:38:13+02:00 The Neuroecology of Dimethyl Sulfide: A Global-Climate Regulator Turned Marine Infochemical Nevitt, Gabrielle A. 2011-11-01 00:00:00.0 text/html http://icb.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/51/5/819 https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icr093 en eng Oxford University Press http://icb.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/51/5/819 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icb/icr093 Copyright (C) 2011, The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Neuroecology: Neural Determinants of Ecological Processes from Individuals to Ecosystems TEXT 2011 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icr093 2011-11-19T10:02:09Z Information transfer influences food-web dynamics in the marine environment, but infochemicals involved in these processes are only beginning to be understood. Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) is produced by phytoplankton and other marine algae, and has been studied primarily in the context of sulfur cycling and regulation of global climate. My laboratory has been investigating DMSP and its breakdown product, dimethyl sulfide as infochemicals associated with trophic interactions in marine habitats, including sub-Antarctic and coral reef ecosystems. Using a neuroecological approach, our work has established that these biogenic sulfur compounds serve as critical signal molecules in marine systems and provides us with a more mechanistic understanding of how climate change may impact information transfer within marine food webs. Text Antarc* Antarctic HighWire Press (Stanford University) Antarctic Integrative and Comparative Biology 51 5 819 825 |
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Information transfer influences food-web dynamics in the marine environment, but infochemicals involved in these processes are only beginning to be understood. Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) is produced by phytoplankton and other marine algae, and has been studied primarily in the context of sulfur cycling and regulation of global climate. My laboratory has been investigating DMSP and its breakdown product, dimethyl sulfide as infochemicals associated with trophic interactions in marine habitats, including sub-Antarctic and coral reef ecosystems. Using a neuroecological approach, our work has established that these biogenic sulfur compounds serve as critical signal molecules in marine systems and provides us with a more mechanistic understanding of how climate change may impact information transfer within marine food webs. |
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The Neuroecology of Dimethyl Sulfide: A Global-Climate Regulator Turned Marine Infochemical |
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The Neuroecology of Dimethyl Sulfide: A Global-Climate Regulator Turned Marine Infochemical |
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The Neuroecology of Dimethyl Sulfide: A Global-Climate Regulator Turned Marine Infochemical |
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