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Chemical Ecology of Insects (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984) Loot Price: R1,614
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Chemical Ecology of Insects (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984): William J. Bell, Ring T. Carde

Chemical Ecology of Insects (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984)

William J. Bell, Ring T. Carde

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Our objective in compiling a series of chapters on the chemical ecology of insects has been to delineate the major concepts of this discipline. The fine line between presenting a few topics in great detail or many topics in veneer has been carefully drawn, such that the book contains sufficient diversity to cover the field and a few topics in some depth. After the reader has penetrated the crust of what has been learned about chemical ecology of insects, the deficiencies in our understanding of this field should become evident. These deficiencies, to which no chapter topic is immune, indicate the youthful state of chemical ecology and the need for further investigations, especially those with potential for integrating elements that are presently isolated from each other. At the outset of this volume it becomes evident that, although we are beginning to decipher how receptor cells work, virtually nothing is known of how sensory information is coded to become relevant to the insect and to control the behavior of the insect. This problem is exacerbated by the state of our knowledge of how chemicals are distributed in nature, especially in complex habitats. And finally, we have been unable to understand the significance of orientation pathways of insects, in part because of the two previous problems: orientation seems to depend on patterns of distri bution of chemicals, the coding of these patterns by the central nervous system, and the generation of motor output based on the resulting motor commands.

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Imprint: Chapman and Hall
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: 1984
First published: 1984
Authors: William J. Bell • Ring T. Carde
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 524
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984
ISBN-13: 978-0-412-23260-2
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > General
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LSN: 0-412-23260-X
Barcode: 9780412232602

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