Chemical Biology of the Tropics An Interdisciplinary Approach /

The mystique of the rainforest has captured the imaginations of generations of young people, explorers, authors, and biologists. It is a delicate ecosystem whose myriad sounds and smells, whose vibrancy of life, is balanced by constant cycles of death and decay. It is a place of fierce competition w...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Vivanco, Jorge M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Weir, Tiffany (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Έκδοση:First.
Σειρά:Signaling and Communication in Plants, 8
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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505 0 |a Biodiversity -- Chemical Ecology: Definition and Famous Examples -- Chemical Defenses of Insects: A Rich Resource for Chemical Biology in the Tropics -- Defensive Behaviors in Leaf Beetles: From the Unusual to the Weird -- Microbes: A New Frontier in Tropical Chemical Biology -- Out on a Limb - True Confessions of a Bug Detective -- So, You Want to do Research in the Rainforest? 
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