Surface colonization, chemical mediation

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This chapter attempted to understand whether there are common themes in the use of chemical cues to mediate colonization of surfaces by propagules. Few studies have definitively demonstrated that a characterized chemical, at a known concentration, either positively or negatively mediates colonization in the field. Nonetheless, some general patterns appear to emerge (Table 10.2). 

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