Pheromones and Animal Behaviour: Communication by Smell and Taste - Hardcover

Wyatt, Tristram D.

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Synopsis

The importance of chemical communication is illustrated in this study with examples from a diverse range of animals including humans, marine copepods, Drosophila, Caenorhabditis elegans, moths, snakes, goldfish, elephants and mice. For students of ecology, evolution and behavior, Tristram Wyatt provides an introduction to the rapid progress in the understanding of olfaction at the molecular and neurological level. In addition, he offers chemists, molecular biologists and neurobiologists insights into the ecological, evolutionary and behavioral context of olfactory communication.

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TRISTRAM WYATT is Oxford University's Director of Online and Distance Learning.

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ISBN 10:  0521485266 ISBN 13:  9780521485265
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003
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