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General Reviews of Marine Chemical Ecology:
  • Pawlik, J.R. 1993. Marine Invertebrate Chemical Defenses. Chemical Reviews, 93: 1911-1922. 
  • Pawlik, J.R. 1992. Chemical Ecology of the Settlement of Benthic Marine Invertebrates. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, 30: 273-335. 
  • Pawlik, J.R. 1992. Induction of Marine Invertebrate Larval Settlement: Evidence for Chemical Cues. Pages 189-236 in: Ecological Roles of Marine Natural Products. Edited by V.J. Paul. Cornell University Series in Chemical Ecology, Cornell University Press

Chemical Defenses of Caribbean Sponges:

  • Masuno, M.N., Pawlik, J.R., and Molinski, T.F.  2004.  Phorbasterones A-D, cytotoxic nor-ring A steroids from the sponge Phorbas amaranthus.  Journal of Natural Products 67: 731-733.

  • Burns, E., Ifrach, I., Carmeli, S., Pawlik, J.R. and Ilan, M.  2003.  Comparison of anti-predatory defenses of Red Sea and Caribbean sponges: I. Chemical defense.  Marine Ecology Progress Series, 252: 105-114.
  • Kelly, S.R., Jensen, P.R., Henkel, T.P. and Pawlik, J.R.  2003.  Effects of Caribbean sponge extracts on bacterial attachment.  Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 31: 175-182.
  • Puyana, M., Fenical, W., and Pawlik, J.R.  2003.  Are there activated chemical defenses in sponges of the genus Aplysina from the Caribbean?  Marine Ecology Progress Series, 246: 127-135
  • Pawlik, J.R., McFall, G., and Zea, S.  2002.  Does the odor from sponges of the genus Ircinia protect them from fish predators?  Journal of Chemical Ecology, 28: 1103-1115.
  • Kubanek, J., Whalen, K.E., Engel, S., Kelly, S.R., Henkel, T.P., and Pawlik, J.R.  2002.  Multiple defensive roles for triterpene glycosides from two Caribbean sponges.  Oecologia, 131: 125-136.
  • Kubanek, J. Fenical W., and Pawlik, J.R..  2001.  New antifeedant triterpene glycosides from the Caribbean sponge Erylus formosus.  Natural Products Letters, 15: 275-285.
  • Engel, S. and Pawlik, J.R. 2000. Allelochemical activities of sponge extracts. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 207: 273-281.
  • Assmann, M., Lichte, E., Pawlik, J.R., and Köck,M. 2000. Chemical defenses of the Caribbean sponges Agelas wiedenmayeri and Agelas conifera. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 207: 255-262.
  •  Kubanek, J., Pawlik, J.R., Eve, T.M., and Fenical, W. 2000. Triterpene glycosides defend the Caribbean reef sponge Erylus formosus from predatory fishes. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 207: 69-77.
  • Lindel, T., Hoffmann, H., Hochgürtel, M., Pawlik, J.R. 2000. Structure-activity relationship of the inhibition of fish feeding by sponge-derived and synthetic pyrrole-imidazole alkaloids. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 26: 1477-1496.
  • Waddell, B., Pawlik, J.R. 2000. Defenses of Caribbean sponges against invertebrate predators: II. Assays with sea stars. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 195: 133-144.
  • Waddell, B., Pawlik, J.R. 2000. Defenses of Caribbean sponges against invertebrate predators: I. Assays with hermit crabs. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 195: 125-132.
  • Wilson, D.M., Puyana, M., Fenical, W., Pawlik, J.R.  1999. Chemical defense of the Caribbean reef sponge Axinella corrugata against predatory fishes.  Journal of Chemical Ecology, 25: 2811-2823.
  • Newbold, R.W., Jensen, P.R., Fenical, W., Pawlik, J.R.  1999. Antimicrobial  activity of Caribbean sponge extracts.  Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 19: 279-284.
  • Dunlap, M., Pawlik, J.R.  1998. Spongivory by parrotfish in Florida mangrove and reef habitats.  P.S.Z.N.I: Marine Ecology, 19: 325-337.
  • Swearingen, D.C. III, Pawlik, J.R.  1998.  Variability in the chemical defense of the sponge Chondrilla nucula against predatory reef fish.   Marine Biology, 131: 619-627.
  • Vervoort, H.C., Pawlik, J.R., Fenical, W.  1998.  Chemical defense of the Caribbean ascidian Didemnum conchyliatum.  Marine Ecology Progress Series, 164: 221-228.
  • Pawlik, J.R.  1998.  Coral reef sponges: Do predatory fishes affect their distribution? Limnology and Oceanography, 43: 1396-1399.
  • Henrikson, A.A., Pawlik, J.R.  1998.  Seasonal variation in biofouling of gels containing extracts of marine organisms.  Biofouling, 12: 245-255.
  • Chanas, B., Pawlik, J.R.  1997  Variability in the chemical defense of the Caribbean reef sponge Xestospongia muta.  Proceedings of the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium, 2: 1363-1368. 
  • Pawlik, J.R.  1997.  Fish predation on Caribbean reef sponges: an emerging perspective of chemical defenses.  Proceedings of the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium, 2: 1255-1258.
  • Chanas, B., Pawlik, J.R., Lindel, T. and W. Fenical. 1996. Chemical defense of the Caribbean sponge Agelas clathrodes. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 208: 185-196. 
  • Chanas, B. and J.R. Pawlik. 1996. Does the skeleton of a sponge provide a defense against predatory reef fish? Oecologia, 107: 225-231. 
  • Dunlap, M. and J.R. Pawlik. 1996. Video-monitored predation by Caribbean reef fish on an array of reef and mangrove sponges. Marine Biology, 126: 117-123. 
  • Albrizio, S., Ciminiello, P., Fattorusso, E., Magno, S. and J.R. Pawlik. 1995. Amphitoxin, a new high molecular weight antifeedant pyridinium salt from the Caribbean sponge Amphimedon compressa. Journal of Natural Products, 58: 647-652. 
  • Chanas, B. and J.R. Pawlik. 1995. Defenses of Caribbean sponges against predatory reef fish: II. Spicules, tissue toughness, and nutritional quality. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 127: 195-211. 
  • Henrikson, A.A. and J.R. Pawlik. 1995. A new method of assaying extracts of marine organisms for antifouling properties. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 194, 157-165. 
  • Pawlik, J.R., Chanas, B., Toonen, R.J. and W. Fenical. 1995. Defenses of Caribbean sponges against predatory reef fish: I. Chemical deterrency. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 127: 183-194.

Chemical Ecology of Caribbean Gorgonian Corals:
 

  • O'Neal, W. and Pawlik, J.R.  2002.  A reappraisal of the chemical and physical defenses of Caribbean gorgonian corals against predatory fishes.   Marine Ecology Progress Series, 240 117-126.
  • Pawlik, J.R. and W. Fenical. 1992. Chemical defense of Pterogorgia anceps, a Caribbean gorgonian coral. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 87: 183-188.
  • Fenical, W., and J.R. Pawlik. 1991. Defensive properties of secondary metabolites from the Caribbean gorgonian coral Erythropodium caribaeorum. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 75: 1-8. 
  • Pawlik, J.R., and W. Fenical. 1989. A re-evaluation of the ichthyodeterrent role of prostaglandins in the Caribbean gorgonian coral, Plexaura homomalla. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 52: 95-98. 
  • Pawlik, J.R., M.T. Burch and W. Fenical. 1987. Patterns of chemical defense among Caribbean gorgonian corals: a preliminary survey. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 108: 55-66. 

Chemical Ecology of Marine Molluscs:
 
  • Roussis, V., J.R. Pawlik, M.E. Hay and W. Fenical. 1990. Secondary metabolites of the chemically rich ascoglossan Cyerce nigricans. Experientia, 46: 327-329. 
  • Hay, M.E., J.R. Pawlik, J.E. Duffy, and W. Fenical. 1989. Seaweed-herbivore-predator interactions: host-plant specialization reduces predation on small herbivores. Oecologia, 81: 418-427.
  • Pawlik, J.R., M.R. Kernan, T.F. Molinski, M.K. Harper, and D.J. Faulkner. 1988. Defensive chemicals of the Spanish Dancer nudibranch, Hexabranchus sanguineus, and its egg ribbons: Macrolides derived from a sponge diet. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 119: 99-109.
  • Pawlik, J.R., K.F. Albizati and D.J. Faulkner. 1986. Evidence of a defensive role for limatulone, a novel triterpene from the intertidal limpet Collisella limatula. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 30: 251 260. 
  • Albizati, K.F., J.R. Pawlik and D.J. Faulkner. 1985. Limatulone, a potent defensive metabolite of the intertidal limpet Collisella limatula. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 50: 3428-3430. 


Marine Invertebrate Larval Biology:
 
  • Toonen, R.J., and Pawlik, J.R.  2001.  Foundations of gregariousness: A dispersal polymorphism among the planktonic larvae of a marine invertebrate.  Evolution, 55: 2439-2454.
  • Toonen, R. J. and Pawlik, J.R.  2001.  Settlement of the gregarious tube worm Hydroides dianthus (Polychaeta: Serpulidae) II Testing the desperate larva hypothesis.  Marine Ecology Progress Series, 224: 115-131.
  • Toonen, R.J. and J.R. Pawlik. 1996. Settlement of the tube worm Hydroides dianthus (Polychaeta: Serpulidae): Cues for Gregarious Settlement. Marine Biology, 126: 725-733.
  • Pawlik, J.R. and D.J. Mense. 1994. Larval transport, food limitation, ontogenetic plasticity, and the recruitment of sabellariid polychaetes. Pages 275-286 in: Reproduction and Development of Marine Invertebrates. Edited by Wilson, Jr., W.H., Stricker, S.A. and Shinn, G.L., Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland. 
  • Toonen, R.J. and J.R. Pawlik. 1994. Foundations of gregariousness. Nature (London) 370: 511-512. 
  • Pawlik, J.R. and C.A. Butman. 1993. Settlement of a marine tube worm as a function of current velocity: interacting effects of hydrodynamics and behavior. Limnology and Oceanography, 38: 1730-1740. 
  • Pawlik, J.R. 1992. Induction of Marine Invertebrate Larval Settlement: Evidence for Chemical Cues. Pages 189-236 in: Ecological Roles of Marine Natural Products. Edited by V.J. Paul. Cornell University Series in Chemical Ecology, Cornell University Press. 
  • Pawlik, J.R. 1992. Chemical Ecology of the Settlement of Benthic Marine Invertebrates. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, 30: 273-335. 
  • Pawlik, J.R., C.A. Butman and V.R. Starczak. 1991. Hydrodynamic facilitation of gregarious settlement of a reef-building tube worm. Science, 251: 421-424. 
  • Pawlik, J.R., and F.S. Chia. 1991. Larval settlement of Sabellaria cementarium Moore, and comparisons with other species of sabellariid polychaetes. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 69: 765-770.
  • Pawlik, J.R., and M.G. Hadfield. 1990. Symposium on chemical factors that influence the settlement and metamorphosis of marine invertebrate larvae: introduction and perspective. Bulletin of Marine Science, 46: 450-454. 
  • Pawlik, J.R. 1990. Natural and artificial induction of metamorphosis of Phragmatopoma lapidosa californica (Polychaeta: Sabellariidae), with a critical look at the effects of bioactive compounds on marine invertebrate larvae. Bulletin of Marine Science, 46: 512-536. 
  • Pawlik, J.R. 1989. Tubeworms. Pages 341-343 in: 1990 McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology, McGraw-Hill, San Francisco. 
  • Pawlik, J.R. 1989. Larvae of the sea hare Aplysia californica settle and metamorphose on an assortment of macroalgal species. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 51: 195-199. 
  • Pawlik, J.R. and D.J. Faulkner. 1988. The gregarious settlement of sabellariid polychaetes: New perspectives on chemical cues. Pages 475-487 in: Marine Biodeterioration. Advanced Techniques Applicable to the Indian Ocean. Edited by: M. F. Thompson, R. Sarojini and R. Nagabhushanam. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co., Ltd., New Delhi. 826 pp. 
  • Pawlik, J.R. 1988. Larval settlement and metamorphosis of two gregarious sabellariid polychaetes: Sabellaria alveolata compared with Phragmatopoma californica. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 68: 101-124. 
  • Pawlik, J.R., J.B. O'Sullivan and M.G. Harasewych. 1988. The egg capsules, embryos, and larvae of Cancellaria cooperi (Gastropoda: Cancellariidae). The Nautilus, 102: 47-53. 
  • Pawlik, J.R. 1988. Larval settlement and metamorphosis of sabellariid polychaetes, with special reference to Phragmatopoma lapidosa, a reef-building species, and Sabellaria floridensis, a non-gregarious species. Bulletin of Marine Science, 43: 41-60. 
  • Amieva, M.R., C.G. Reed and J.R. Pawlik. 1987. Ultrastructure and behavior of the larva of Phragmatopoma californica (Polychaeta: Sabellariidae): Identification of sensory organs potentially involved in substrate selection. Marine Biology, 95: 259-266. 
  • Pawlik, J.R. 1987. Bocquetia rosea, new genus, new species, an unusual rhizocephalan parasite of a sponge inhabiting barnacle, Membranobalanus orcutti (Pilsbry), from California. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 7: 265 273. 
  • Pawlik, J.R. 1986. Chemical induction of larval settlement and metamorphosis in the reef building tube worm Phragmatopoma californica (Polychaeta: Sabellariidae). Marine Biology, 91: 59-68. 
  • Pawlik, J.R. and D.J. Faulkner. 1986. Specific free fatty acids induce larval settlement and metamorphosis of the reef building tube worm Phragmatopoma californica (Fewkes). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 102: 301-310.