The Hidden Power of Smell How Chemicals Influence Our Lives and Behavior /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Moore, Paul A. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Θέματα: Popular works.; Animal ecology.; Neurobiology.; Nature.; Environment.; Anthropology.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Nature and Environment.; Animal Ecology.

This book provides insight into an area that humans often take for granted. There are wonderful and exciting stories of organisms using chemical signals as a basis of a sophisticated communication system. In many instances, chemical signals can provide more detailed and accurate information than any...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction: The Hidden World of Chemical Signals
• A World of Odors: Signals, Cues, and Information
• Eat or Be Eaten: The Odors and Tastes of the Food World
• Who are You?: Recognition of Self and Individuals
• Home Sweet Home: Finding Shelter and Safe Spots
• The Cocktail Party of Life: Social Cues
• Stealth and Deception: Lying with Chemicals
• The Allure of Sex: Fifty Shades of Odors
• Smells like Teen Spirit: The Odors of Maturity
• Human Chemical Ecology. .