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Published in 2006, Chemical Ecology of Vertebrates was the first book to focus exclusively on the chemically-mediated interactions between vertebrates including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, and other animals and plants. Reviewing research in three core areas - pheromones (where the interactions are between members of the same species), interspecific interactions involving allomones (where the sender benefits) and kairomones (where the receiver benefits), it pulls together information from widely scattered technical literature in many different disciplines into a coherent whole. Chapters on the environment, properties of odour signals, and production and release of chemosignals set the stage for discussion of more complex behavioural topics. While the main focus is ecological, dealing with behaviour and interactions in the field, it also covers chemoreception, orientation and navigation, the development of behaviour and the practical applications of chemosignals.

Vertebrates --- Animal ethology and ecology. Sociobiology --- Chemical ecology --- Ecologie chimique --- Vertebrata --- Chordata --- Chemical ecology. --- Chemoecology --- Chemosensory ecology --- Ecology --- Metabolites --- Ecology.

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Chemical ecology --- 591.5 --- #WDIR:wbse --- Chemoecology --- Ecology --- Metabolites --- Animal habits. Animal behaviour. Ecology. Ethology. Animal and environment. Bionomy --- Chemical ecology. --- 591.5 Animal habits. Animal behaviour. Ecology. Ethology. Animal and environment. Bionomy --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Chemosensory ecology

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General biochemistry --- General ecology and biosociology --- Biochemistry --- Chemical ecology --- Environmental chemistry --- Chemistry, Environmental --- Chemistry --- Ecology --- Chemoecology --- Metabolites --- Biological chemistry --- Chemical composition of organisms --- Organisms --- Physiological chemistry --- Biology --- Medical sciences --- Composition --- Chemosensory ecology --- MARINE AREAS --- INSECTS --- PLANTS --- STEROLS --- INVERTEBRATES --- PHEROMONES --- ANTIBIOTICS --- VENOMS --- MYCOTOXINS --- PHYTOTOXINS --- CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS --- NATURE (ESTHETIQUE) --- MANUALS --- CHEMICAL ECOLOGY --- NATURAL PRODUCTS --- TOXINS --- STEROIDS --- POLLUTION --- INTERACTIONS --- NATURE

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Identification of chemicals that affect the naturally occurring interactions be­ tween organisms requires sophisticated chemical techniques, such as those docu­ mented in volume 1, in combination with effective bioassays. Without an effective bioassay, the identification becomes akin to looking for a needle in a haystack, but without any idea of what a needle looks like. To a large extent serniochemical identifications must be driven by bioassays. The design of bioassays for use in chemical ecology is governed by the sometimes conflicting objectives of ecological relevance and the need for simplic­ ity. Bioassay design should be based on observations of the interactions between organisms in their natural context, a theme that appears throughout this volume. As a result, this volume is as much about ecology and behavior as it is about specific methods. It is impossible to design a relevant bioassay, whether it is simple or complex, without understanding at least the fundamentals of how chemical cues or signals mediate the interaction in nature. Thus, the development of bioassay methods must be driven by an understanding of ecology and a knowledge of the natural history of the organisms under study. Given such an understanding, it is often possible to design assays that are both ecologically relevant and easy to perform.

Chemical ecology --- Ecologie chimique --- Methodology --- Méthodologie --- Technique analytique --- Analytical methods --- Botanique --- Botany --- Entomologie --- Entomology --- Zoologie --- Zoology --- Microbiologie --- Microbiology --- Biodiversité --- Biodiversity --- Identification --- identification --- Taxonomie --- taxonomy --- Analyse biologique --- Biological analysis --- Biosystématique --- biosystematics --- Méthodologie --- identification. --- Methodology. --- Ecology . --- Environmental chemistry. --- Ecotoxicology. --- Ecology. --- Environmental Chemistry. --- Ecotoxicology --- Pollutants --- Pollution --- Environmental health --- Toxicology --- Chemistry, Environmental --- Chemistry --- Ecology --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Chemoecology --- Chemosensory ecology --- Metabolites

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Hands-On Chemical Ecology: Simple Field and Laboratory Exercises, a premiere collection of practical exercises in chemical ecology, offers tools and strategies for understanding this young science. The exercises included use general principles and follow a simple structure. Topics examined include birds, fish, insects, mammals, and plant chemistry among others. Additionally, exercises require accessible materials, ensuring that each can be easily modified and completed anywhere in the world with locally existing instruments. This text will be of value to undergraduate and graduates students and high school biology teachers. About the Author: Professor Dietland Müller-Schwarze has published Chemical Ecology of Vertebrates (Cambridge University Press 2006), co-edited 10 volumes of "Chemical Signals in Vertebrates" (Plenum Press), and written nearly 200 research papers in the field of chemical ecology. For several years, he has taught "Introduction to Chemical Ecology," an undergraduate course, and "Chemical Ecology of Vertebrates," a graduate course, at the State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Dr. Müller-Schwarze has also been a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Chemical Ecology for 27 years.

Chemical ecology. --- Chemical ecology -- Problems, exercises, etc. --- Ecology. --- Chemical ecology --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Ecology --- Chemoecology --- Life sciences. --- Chemistry. --- Plant ecology. --- Animal physiology. --- Invertebrates. --- Entomology. --- Life Sciences. --- Chemistry/Food Science, general. --- Plant Ecology. --- Animal Physiology. --- Metabolites --- Animal physiology --- Animals --- Biology --- Anatomy --- Insects --- Zoology --- Invertebrata --- Botany --- Plants --- Physical sciences --- Balance of nature --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Physiology --- Phytoecology --- Vegetation ecology --- Ecology . --- Floristic ecology