+44 1300 500008Defense Mechanisms in Marine Organisms
Marine life is blessed with abundance of life including plants, animals and other micro organisms that served as predecessors to the life on the earth. Marine organism provides the necessary inputs to the organism on the earth by producing 95% of the oxygen we breathe in. Most of the animals and plants originated initially in marine water have turned amphibians during the evolutionary process. Marine animals, like animals on the land live strategically, planning for their survival. They adopt various strategies for food gathering, shelter and of course the protective mechanism when they are under threat. From antiquity, the marine animals have been adopting to various defensive mechanisms to do away from their predators. As per the Darwinian Theory, the struggling for existence and the survival of the fittest is applicable in the marine world equally. Starting from Camouflaging, marine animals adopt to tricks like mimicry, exhibition of their claws and teeth, spraying of toxic or foul smelling liquids are very common to escape from the onslaught of the predator. Marine creatures like sea cucumber, hairy frog and Malaysian ant are extremely unique and the best examples for what have been discussed above. Fishes for example live as colony to protect each other when attacked by a predator. The sensible receptors are capable of detecting any minute change in their surroundings. Ranging from changing color, increasing their speed and direction, fishes adopt strategies like blending in their surroundings to confuse their enemies. After all to be able to survive and lead a adult life in good numbers is essential for the marine creatures to thrive and reproduce so that they escape the complete extinction. We expect authors to react to this call for a special issue on “Defensive Mechanism of the Marine Life” and document their exclusive observations as research articles, reviews, commentaries or case studies to provide glimpses on the marine world to our readers. We expect contributions far and wide, from across the geographical boundaries that could narrate the area specific marine animal defensive mechanism for the survival.