Introduction to Ecological Biochemistry (Hardcover, 4th edition)

Ecological biochemistry concerns the biochemistry of interactions between animals, plants and the environment, and includes such diverse subjects as plant adaptations to soil pollutants and the effects of plant toxins on herbivores. The intriguing dependence of the Monarch butterfly on its host plants is chosen as an example of plant-animal coevolution in action.
The ability to isolate trace amounts of a substance from plant tissues has led to a wealth of new research, and the fourth edition of this well-known text has consequently been extensively revised. New sections have been provided on the cost of chemical defence and on the release of predator-attracting volatiles from plants. New information has been included on cyanogenesis, the protective role of tannins in plants and the phenomenon of induced defence in plant leaves following herbivory.
Advanced level students and research workers aloke will find much of value in this comprehensive text, written by an acknowledged expert on this fascinating subject.
* The book covers the biochemistry of interactions between animals, plants and the environment, and includes such diverse subjects as plant adaptations to soil pollutants and the effects of plant toxins on herbivores.
* The intriguing dependence of the Monarch butterfly on its host plants is chosen as an example of plant-animal coevolution in action
* New sections have been added on the cost of chemical defence and on the release of predators attracting volatiles from plants
* New information has been included on cyanogenesis, the protective role of tannins in plants and the phenomenon of induced defence in plant leaves following herbivory.

General

Imprint:	Academic Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 1993
First published:	1994
Authors:	J.B. Harborne
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	384
Edition:	4th edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-12-324685-1
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant ecology Promotions
LSN:	0-12-324685-7
Barcode:	9780123246851

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