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

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

The tobacco plant synthesizes nicotine to protect itself from herbivores. The female moth broadcasts sex pheromones to attract a mate, while a soldier ant deploys an alarm pheromone to call for help. The carbon dioxide on a mammal's breath beckons hungry ticks and mosquitoes, while a flower...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Agosta, William,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2009]
©2000
Year of Publication:2009
Edition:Core Textbook
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (248 p.) :; 18 halftones
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PROLOGUE. The Protos and Their Slaves
  • 1. From Protos and Lepts to Nature's Special Chemicals
  • 2. Paying Ants for Transportation
  • 3. Getting Pollinated
  • 4. Flies and the Misery They Bring
  • 5. Eavesdropping as a Way of Life
  • 6. Success through Mimicry and Theft
  • 7. Bacteria: Chemical Complexities in Simple Cells
  • 8. Delving into Nature's Chemicals
  • 9. Stocking the Medicine Chest
  • 10. Loose Ends and New Beginnings
  • 11. Complexity in the Real World
  • 12. Capitalizing on Ecology
  • Glossary
  • Further Reading
  • Index

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