Chemical Ecology of Chemosensation in Asteroidea: Insights Towards Management Strategies of Pest Species

C A Motti; Utpal Bose; Rebecca Roberts; C McDougall; Meaghan Smith; M R Hall; Scott F Cummins

doi:10.1007/s10886-018-0926-4

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Chemical Ecology of Chemosensation in Asteroidea: Insights Towards Management Strategies of Pest Species

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Chemical Ecology of Chemosensation in Asteroidea: Insights Towards Management Strategies of Pest Species

C A Motti, Utpal Bose, Rebecca Roberts, C McDougall, Meaghan Smith, M R Hall and Scott F Cummins

Journal of Chemical Ecology, Vol.44(2), pp.147-177

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-018-0926-4

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Abstract

asteroid

semiochemical

kairomone

allomone

hormone

chemosensation

chemoreceptors

chemoreception

Crown-of-Thorns starfish

Within the Phylum Echinodermata, the class Asteroidea, commonly known as starfish and sea stars, encompasses a large number of benthos inhabiting genera and species with various feeding modalities including herbivores, carnivores, omnivores and detritivores. The Asteroidea rely on chemosensation throughout their life histories including hunting prey, avoiding or deterring predators, in the formation of spawning aggregations, synchronizing gamete release and targeting appropriate locations for larval settlement. The identities of many of the chemical stimuli that mediate these physiological and behavioural processes remain unresolved even though evidence indicates they play pivotal roles in the functionality of benthic communities. Aspects of chemosensation, as well as putative chemically-mediated behaviours and the molecular mechanisms of chemoreception, within the Asteroidea are reviewed here, with particular reference to the coral reef pest the Crown-of-Thorns starfish Acanthaster planci species complex, in the context of mitigation of population outbreaks. © 2018 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature

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Title: Chemical Ecology of Chemosensation in Asteroidea: Insights Towards Management Strategies of Pest Species
Authors: C A Motti (Author) - Australian Institute of Marine Science
Utpal Bose (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Rebecca Roberts (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
C McDougall (Author) - University of Queensland
Meaghan Smith (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
M R Hall (Author) - Australian Institute of Marine Science
Scott F Cummins (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Publication details: Journal of Chemical Ecology, Vol.44(2), pp.147-177
Publisher: Springer New York LLC
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-018-0926-4
ISSN: 0098-0331
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; GeneCology Research Centre - Legacy; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Centre for Bioinnovation
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451215602621
Output Type: Journal article

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