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Phytochemical Diversity and Redundancy in Ecological Interactions (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996)
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Phytochemical Diversity and Redundancy in Ecological Interactions (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996)
Series: Recent Advances in Phytochemistry, 30
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Diversity within and among living organisms is both a biological
impera tive and a biological conundrum. Phenotypic and genotypic
diversity is the critical currency ofecological interactions and
the evolution of life. Thus, it is not unexpected to find vast
phytochemical diversity among plants. However, among the most
compelling questions which arise among those interested in
ecological phytochemistry is the extent, nature, and reasons for
the diversity of chemieals in plants. The idea that natural
products (secondary metabolites) are accidents of metabolism and
have no biological function is an old one which has resurfaced
recently under a new term "redundancy. " Redundancy in the broader
sense can be viewed as duplication of effort. The co-occurrence of
several classes of phytochemieals in a given plant may be
redundancy. Is there unnecessary duplication of chemical defense
systems and ifso, why? What selective forces have produced this
result? On the other hand, why does the same compound often have
multiple functions? At a symposium of the Phytochemical Society of
North America held in August 1995, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario,
Canada, the topic "Phytochernical Redundancy in Ecological
Interactions" was discussed. The chapters in this volume are based
on that symposium. They both stimulate thought and provide some
working hypotheses for future research. It is being increasingly
recognized that functional diversity and multiplicity of function
of natural products is the norm rather than the exception.
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