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003 OCoLC
003 OCoLC
005 20191109072026.6
008 950518s1996 maua 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aQH541.15.C44$bA38 1996
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049 $aMAIN
100 1 $aAgosta, William C.
245 10 $aBombardier beetles and fever trees :$ba close-up look at chemical warfare and signals in animals and plants /$cWilliam Agosta.
260 $aReading, Mass. :$bAddison-Wesley Pub. Co.,$c©1996.
300 $avii, 224 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aHelix books
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aNature's storehouse of chemicals -- Chemical defenses in the plant world -- How animals use chemical warfare -- Chemical warfare in simpler organisms -- Medicines and drugs from plants -- Chemicals and lifestyles -- Chemical messages within the family -- Chemical messages to the wider world -- Making use of nature's molecules.
520 $aWhether fighting off a hungry predator with an explosive burst of rocket fuel, or tantalizing a potential mate with a provocative perfume, organisms utilize built-in chemistry to go about their business. Animals and plants send each other warning signals and even broadcast calls for help, as well as create protective camouflage, make glue, lay trails, and poison their enemies. Bombardier Beetles and Fever Trees unravels the mystery behind these chemical weapons and communication schemes, providing a provocative study of the dynamic world of interspecies competition. In addition, author William Agosta discloses how we take advantage of many of the chemicals found in nature - from quinine, found in the bark of the fever tree and used to treat malaria, to taxol (from the Pacific yew), which is used in the treatment of breast cancer. This field of chemical ecology affects almost all aspects of life, and this book - the first of its kind - gives a fascinating view of these intense chemical interactions.
590 $bInternet Archive - 2
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650 0 $aChemical ecology.
650 7 $aChemical ecology.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00852881
650 17 $aChemische stoffen.$2gtt
650 7 $aEcologia aplicada.$2larpcal
653 00 $adieren
653 00 $aanimals
653 00 $achemicals
653 00 $averdedigingsmechanismen
653 00 $adefence mechanisms
653 00 $ageurstoffen
653 00 $aodours
653 00 $afytoalexinen
653 00 $aphytoalexins
653 00 $agewasbescherming
653 00 $aplant protection
653 00 $aplanten
653 00 $aplants
653 00 $asecreties
653 00 $asecretions
653 00 $atoxinen
653 00 $atoxins
653 10 $aBiological Control
653 10 $aBiologische bestrijding
776 08 $iOnline version:$aAgosta, William C.$tBombardier beetles and fever trees.$dReading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., ©1996$w(OCoLC)647022259
830 0 $aHelix book.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0832/95009533-d.html
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