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Thieves, Deceivers, and Killers: Tales of Chemistry in Nature
William Agosta
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Description for Thieves, Deceivers, and Killers: Tales of Chemistry in Nature
Paperback. From mating to parenting, foraging to self-defense, plant and animal activities are accomplished by the secretion or exchange of organic chemicals. This book introduces the science that encompasses these diverse phenomena. It talks about the organisms that steal, counterfeit, or interpret the chemical signals of other species for their own ends. Num Pages: 248 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: PSAF; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
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's fragrance speaks to the honey bee. Indeed, much of the communication that occurs within and between various species of organisms is done not by sight, sound, or touch, but with chemicals. From mating to parenting, foraging to self-defense, plant and animal activities are accomplished largely by the secretion or exchange of organic chemicals. ... Read more
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's fragrance speaks to the honey bee. Indeed, much of the communication that occurs within and between various species of organisms is done not by sight, sound, or touch, but with chemicals. From mating to parenting, foraging to self-defense, plant and animal activities are accomplished largely by the secretion or exchange of organic chemicals. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
362g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691092737
SKU
V9780691092737
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About William Agosta
William Agosta is Professor Emeritus at Rockefeller University and a Visiting Investigator at the University of Washington's Friday Harbor Laboratory. He is the author of Chemical Communication and Bombardier Beetles and Fever Trees.
Reviews for Thieves, Deceivers, and Killers: Tales of Chemistry in Nature
"In a detailed yet highly readable examination, more akin to a collection of short stories than a dry, scholarly inquiry, Agosta... illuminates the role of chemicals in nature... [This is] good, enlightening reading on biology... [S]hould appeal to a broad audience..."
Publisher's Weekly "From the venom that spiders use to kill their prey to the alarm pheromes that earthworms release to ... Read more
Publisher's Weekly "From the venom that spiders use to kill their prey to the alarm pheromes that earthworms release to ... Read more