| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 156 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Field Experiments -- Mutualism: Effects of Ants on Aphids, Their Predators, and Host Plants -- Predatory Fish Responses to Prey Odors (Chemical Lures) -- Sour Grapes: Methyl Anthranilate as Feeding Repellent for Birds -- Responses of Small Mammals to Predator Odors in the Field -- Squirrels' Avoidance of Predator Odors -- Squirrels, Acorns, and Tannins -- Field Grid for Testing Winter Feeding by Rabbits or Cottontails -- Food Choices by Mammalian Herbivores and the Role of Defense Compounds: Example Beaver -- Scent Marking in Free-Ranging Mammals. Examples: Beaver or Badger -- Capsaicin as Feeding Repellent for Mammals -- Search for "Chemical Ecology Stories" in the Forest or Other Ecosystem -- Laboratory Experiments -- Test for Cyanogenic Compounds in Plants -- Herbivory and a Simple Field Test for Total Phenolics in Trees -- Radial Diffusion Assay for Tannins -- Chemically induced defenses in phytoplankton -- Induced Defense: Herbivory on Juvenile vs. Adult Growth Stages of Trees -- Jasmonic Acid Effect on Plant Volatiles (or How to Make a Fern Smell Like a Rose) -- Effect of Tannins on Insect Feeding Behavior -- Leaf Disk Test: Bioassay of Effect of Tannins on Insect Feeding Behavior -- Two-Way Choice Test for Social Odors in Mice -- Scent Marking in Mice: Open Field Test -- Human Body Odor Discrimination: T-Shirt Experiment -- Coping with Plant Volatiles in Spicy Food ("Burping Exercise") -- Perspectives of Experiments: Development and Application -- Miscellaneous Experiments Chosen by Students -- Further Possible Experiments |
| Summary |
A collection of practical exercises in chemical ecology. It examines topics including birds, fish, insects, mammals, and plant chemistry among others |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Chemical ecology.
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Chemical ecology -- Problems, exercises, etc
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Science.
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Ecology.
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Ecology
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Hazardous Substances
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Science
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sciences (philosophy)
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ecology.
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science (modern discipline)
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SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- Environmental.
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Sciences de la vie.
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Biomédecine.
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Ecology
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Chemical ecology
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Science
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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exercise books.
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Problems and exercises
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Problems and exercises.
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Problèmes et exercices.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781441903785 |
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144190378X |
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