Chemical Ecology:

The Chemistry of Biotic Interaction

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Size: 224 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1995

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Thomas Eisner and Jerrold Meinwald, Editors, for the National Academy of Sciences
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Chemical signals among organisms form "a vast communicative interplay, fundamental to the fabric of life," in the words of one expert. Chemical ecology is the the discipline that seeks to understand these interactions-to use biology in the search for new ...
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Front Matter	i-x
The Chemistry of Defense: Theory and Practice	1-16	(skim)
The Chemistry of Poisons in Amphibian Skin	17-28	(skim)
The Chemistry of Phyletic Dominance	29-40	(skim)
The Chemistry of Social Regulation: Multicomponent Signals in Ant Societies	41-50	(skim)
The Chemistry of Eavesdropping, Alarm, and Deceit	51-66	(skim)
Polydnavirus-Facilitated Endoparasite Protection Against Host Immune Defenses	67-86	(skim)
The Chemistry of Gamete Attraction: Chemical Structures, Biosynthesis, and ...	87-102	(skim)
The Chemistry of Sex Attraction	103-118	(skim)
The Chemistry of Sexual Selection	119-132	(skim)
The Chemistry of Signal Transduction	133-146	(skim)
Chemical Signals in the Marine Environment: Dispersal, Detection, and ...	147-160	(skim)
Analysis of Chemical Signals by Nervous Systems	161-182	(skim)
Chemical Ecology: A View from the Pharmaceutical Industry	183-202	(skim)
List of Abbreviations	203-204	(skim)
Index	205-214	(skim)
Supplementary Images	215-221	(skim)

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Chemical signals among organisms form "a vast communicative interplay, fundamental to the fabric of life," in the words of one expert. Chemical ecology is the the discipline that seeks to understand these interactions-to use biology in the search for new substances of potential benefit to humankind.
This book highlights selected research areas of medicinal and agricultural importance. Leading experts review the chemistry of

Insect defense and its applications to pest control.
Phyletic dominance--the survival success of insects.
Social regulation, with ant societies as a model of multicomponent signaling systems.
Eavesdropping, alarm, and deceit--the array of strategies used by insects to find and lure prey.
Reproduction--from the gamete attraction to courtship nd sexual selection.
The chemistry of intracellular immunosuppression.

Topics also include the appropriation of dietary factors for defense and communication; the use of chemical signals in the marine environment; the role of the olfactory system in chemical analysis; and the interaction of polydnaviruses, endoparasites, and the immune system of the host.

Reviews

"The strength of the book is its range, from ecology and evolution to molecular mechanisms. It succeeds as an exciting introduction to chemical ecology." --Nature