Invertebrate resource allocation

Cronin G (2001) Resource allocation in seaweeds and marine invertebrates chemical defense patterns in relation to defense theories. In McClintock JB, Baker BJ (eds) Marine chemical ecology. CRC, London, pp 325-353... 

Cronin, G., Resource Allocation in Seaweeds and Marine Invertebrates Chemical Defense Patterns in Relation to Defense Theories, in Marine Chemical Ecology, McClintock, J.B. and Baker, B.J., Eds., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2001, chapt. 9. 

This chapter briefly discusses the various processes to which organisms allocate resources and then concentrates on allocation to secondary metabolites, the focus of this volume as a whole. Throughout this chapter, the term predator refers to any consumer of seaweeds or invertebrates. Therefore, herbivores, parasites, and consumers of animal prey are all covered under the general term predators. 

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