| Title: | The neuroecology of dimethyl sulfide: a global-climate regulator turned marine infochemical |
| Address: | "Centre for Animal Behavior, Section of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA. ganevitt@ucdavis.edu" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1557-7023 (Electronic) 1540-7063 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "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" |
| Keywords: | Animals Birds/*physiology Climate Change Coral Reefs Cues Cyanobacteria/chemistry/physiology Disulfides/*chemistry Feeding Behavior/physiology Fishes/*physiology Food Chain Marine Biology Odorants Olfactory Perception Phytoplankton/chemistry/physiology Pr; |
| Notes: | "MedlineNevitt, Gabrielle A eng Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. England 2011/09/02 Integr Comp Biol. 2011 Nov; 51(5):819-25. doi: 10.1093/icb/icr093. Epub 2011 Aug 31" |
