Thieves, deceivers, and killers : tales of chemistry in nature /
From mating to parenting, foraging to self-defense, plant and animal activities are accomplished largely by the secretion or exchange of organic chemicals. The fascinating and fast-developing science of chemistry in nature is introduced in a series of remarkable stories that is accessible to the gen...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©2001.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | From mating to parenting, foraging to self-defense, plant and animal activities are accomplished largely by the secretion or exchange of organic chemicals. The fascinating and fast-developing science of chemistry in nature is introduced in a series of remarkable stories that is accessible to the general reader yet revelatory to chemists and biologists. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-231). |
ISBN: | 9781400830831 1400830834 9780691004884 0691004889 |