Dietland Muller-Schwarze

Chemical Ecology of Vertebrates

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Chemical Ecology of Vertebrates, first published in 2006, explores the chemically-mediated interactions between vertebrates and other animals and plants.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 578
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 984g
• ISBN-13: 9781107406933
• ISBN-10: 1107406935
• Artikelnr.: 35894763

Inhaltsangabe

1. The odorsphere: the environment for transmission of chemical signals
2. Properties of vertebrate semiochemicals
3. Odor production and release
4. Chemical cues in orientation and navigation
5. Chemoreception
6. Signaling pheromones
7. Priming pheromones
8. Development of intra- and interspecific chemical interactions
9. Chemical defense by animals
10. Herbivores' exposure to chemical defenses of plants
11. Kairomones and synomones
12. Practical applications of semiochemicals
Glossary
References.