edited by Anne-Geneviève Bagnères, Martine Hossaert-Mckey
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1 online resource (xvi, 222 pages):
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illustrations
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Ecological science series
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Table of Contents; Title; Copyright; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Biodiversity and Chemical Mediation; 1.1. Systematic and integrative taxonomy from chemical ecology; 1.2. Scent communication between sexual partners; 1.3. Scent communication between species; 1.4. Chemical mimicry, to enhance reproduction; 1.5. A dialog that sometimes evolves into an interaction network; 1.6. Conclusions; 1.7. Bibliography; 2 Chemical Ecology: An Integrative and Experimental Science; 2.1. Semiochemicals; 2.2. Chemical ecology in multitrophic networks and co-evolution between species
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2.3. Contribution of chemical ecology to the study of tropical plant diversification2.4. When chemical ecology sheds light on the process of biological invasion -- an example demonstrating integration between chemistry and ecology; 2.5. Protection is in the air: how plants defend themselves against phytophagous insects through VOC emissions; 2.6. Conclusions; 2.7. Bibliography; 3 Scents in the Social Life of Non-Human and Human Primates; 3.1. Primate societies and their complex systems of communication; 3.2. The role of odors in human communication
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3.3. The senses of smell and taste in the search for food and remedies3.4. Conclusions -- the adaptive functions of the sense of smell in "microsmatic"#x9D; species; 3.5. Bibliography; 4 Microbiota and Chemical Ecology; 4.1. The protagonist microorganisms of chemical ecology; 4.2. Strategies for the study of microbiota; 4.3. The molecular dialog of microorganisms; 4.4. Chemical communication between microorganisms and their hosts; 4.5. Regulations and evolution of the interactions in changing ecosystems and environments
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4.6. Conclusions -- from chemical ecology to future applications: impacts of the study of the microbiota4.7. Bibliography; 5 From Chemical Ecology to Ecogeochemistry; 5.1. Balance between primary and secondary metabolism; 5.2. Role of secondary metabolites in biotic interactions and community structure; 5.3. Secondary metabolites and ecosystem functioning: plant soil relation -- brown food chain; 5.4. Integration of biotic and abiotic dynamics: benthic marine microhabitats; 5.5. Conclusions; 5.6. Bibliography; 6 Omics in Chemical Ecology; 6.1. Introduction: the different "omic"; technologies
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6.2. From "omics"; to signals: identifying new active molecules 6.3. From "omics"; to the ecology of communities: identifying chemical interactions of organisms in their environment; 6.4. From "omics"; to molecular bases: revealing the genetic and molecular bases of chemical interactions; 6.5. From "omics"; to physiology: characterizing the modes of production and the modes of reception of active molecules; 6.6. From "omics"; to the role of environment: understanding the impact of biotic and abiotic factors on interactions
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6.7. From "omics"; to evolution: understanding and predicting the adaptive value of chemical interactions
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The combination of the two terms "ecology" and "chemistry" has recently come into being for researchers, biologists and chemists working at the interface of biology and chemistry. Chemical ecology is now a full research field in itself. Most living species communicate with each other through molecules and chemical signals called mediators. The chemical language, using chemical mediators instead of words, is a universal language in nature, and appears indispensable to the maintenance of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Chemical communication is by far the most used means of communication in the living world. Trying to understand the language of nature, ecologists and chemists are faced with the complexity and creativity of organisms. This book presents the most advanced and varied aspects of this growing discipline. It provides, compared to other available books which mostly deal with relatively simple systems, dual or tritrophic relationships around a small number of model organisms and chemical mediators, a holistic view of chemical ecology