Thieves, Deceivers, and Killers : Tales of Chemistry in Nature /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Agosta, William C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2001.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Interactie.
Verbindingen (chemie)
Ecologie.
Chemical ecology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
NATURE > Ecology.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science (see also Chemistry > Environmental)
Écologie chimique.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue
  • Protos and their slaves
  • From protos and lepts to nature's special chemicals
  • Paying ants for transportation
  • Getting pollinated
  • Flies and the misery they bring
  • Eavesdropping as a way of life
  • Success through mimicry and theft
  • Bacteria : Chemical complexities in simple cells
  • Delving into nature's chemicals
  • Stocking the medicine chest
  • Loose ends and new beginnings
  • Complexity in the real world
  • Capitalizing on ecology.

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