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Thieves, deceivers, and killers : tales of chemistry in nature / William Agosta.
Chemistry Library - Books QH541.15.C44 A39 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Agosta, William C.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chemical ecology.
- Physical Description:
- 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2001]
- Summary:
- From mating and parenting, foraging to self-defense, plant and animal activities are accomplished largely by the secretion or exchange of organic chemicals. The fascinating and fast-developing science of chemistry in nature is introduced in a series of remarkable stories that is accessible to the general reader yet revelatory to chemists and biologists.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-231) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0691004889
- OCLC:
- 43936915
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