Pheromones And Animal Behavior
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Pheromones and Animal Behaviour
Author: Tristram D. Wyatt
language: en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date: 2003-02-27
We are entering one of the most exciting periods in the study of chemical communication since the first pheromones were identified some 40 years ago. This rapid progress is reflected in this book, the first to cover the whole animal kingdom at this level for 25 years. The importance of chemical communication is illustrated with examples from a diverse range of animals including humans, marine copepods, Drosophila, Caenorhabditis elegans, moths, snakes, goldfish, elephants and mice. It is designed to be advanced, but at the same time accessible to readers whatever their scientific background. For students of ecology, evolution and behaviour, this book gives an introduction to the rapid progress in our understanding of olfaction at the molecular and neurological level. In addition, it offers chemists, molecular and neurobiologists an insight into the ecological, evolutionary and behavioural context of olfactory communication.
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Animal Communication by Pheromones
The pheromonal communication system; Mechanisms of movement and orientation to pheromone sources; Recognition pheromone behavior; Aggregation pheromone behavior; Dispersion pheromone behavior; Aggression pheromone behavior; Sex pheromone behavior; Environmental and physiological; Sex pheromones and reproductive isolation; Evolution of pheromonal communication.