Chemical Ecology: The Chemistry of Biotic Interaction
by Thomas Eisner, Jerrold Meinwald
Publisher: National Academies Press 1995
ISBN/ASIN: 0309052815
ISBN-13: 9780309052818
Number of pages: 241
Description:
This book highlights selected research areas that are contributing to advancement of the field of chemical ecology. Leading experts review the chemistry of insect defense; phyletic dmoninance; social regulation; eavesdropping, alarm, and deceit; and reproduction.
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