part Section I: Background -- chapter 1 Introduction to the Chemical Ecology of Marine Natural Products -- chapter 2 Ecological Perspectives on Marine Natural Product Biosynthesis -- chapter 3 Marine Natural Products Chemistry as an Evolutionary Narrative -- part Section II: Organismal Patterns in Marine Chemical Ecology -- chapter 4 Chemical Ecology of Mobile Benthic Invertebrates: Predators and Prey, Allies and Competitors -- chapter 5 The Chemical Ecology of Invertebrate Meroplankton and Holoplankton -- chapter 6 Chemical Mediation of Macroalgal–Herbivore Interactions: Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives -- chapter 7 Secondary Metabolites from Antarctic Marine Organisms and Their Ecological Implications -- chapter 8 Spatial Patterns in Macroalgal Chemical Defenses -- chapter 9 Resource Allocation in Seaweeds and Marine Invertebrates: Chemical Defense Patterns in Relation to Defense Theories -- chapter 10 Chemical Mediation of Surface Colonization -- part Section III: Cellular and Physiological Patterns in Marine Chemical Ecology -- chapter 11 Effects of Secondary Metabolites on Digestion in Marine Herbivores -- chapter 12 Chemokinesis and Chemotaxis in Marine Bacteria and Algae -- chapter 13 Natural Chemical Cues for Settlement and Metamorphosis of Marine-Invertebrate Larvae -- chapter 14 Contributions of Marine Chemical Ecology to Chemosensory Neurobiology -- chapter 15 Chemical Defenses of Marine Organisms Against Solar Radiation Exposure: UV-Absorbing Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids and Scytonemin -- part Section IV: Applied Marine Chemical Ecology -- chapter 16 Marine Chemical Ecology: Applications in Marine Biomedical Prospecting -- chapter 17 Natural Product Antifoulants and Coatings Development -- chapter 18 Metabolites of Free-Living, Commensal, and Symbiotic Benthic Marine Microorganisms.