Thieves, deceivers, and killers : tales of chemistry in nature /
From mating to parenting, foraging to self-defense, plant and animal activities are accomplished largely by the secretion or exchange of organic chemicals. The fascinating and fast-developing science of chemistry in nature is introduced in a series of remarkable stories that is accessible to the gen...
| Основен автор: | Agosta, William C. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
℗♭2001.
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Thieves, deceivers, and killers. |
Съдържание:
- Prologue
- Protos and their slaves
- From protos and lepts to nature's special chemicals
- Paying ants for transportation
- Getting pollinated
- Flies and the misery they bring
- Eavesdropping as a way of life
- Success through mimicry and theft
- Bacteria : Chemical complexities in simple cells
- Delving into nature's chemicals
- Stocking the medicine chest
- Loose ends and new beginnings
- Complexity in the real world
- Capitalizing on ecology.