TY - BOOK AU - Barbier,Michel AU - Ferenczi,M. TI - Introduction to chemical ecology SN - 0582443784 AV - QH541 BAR PY - 1979/// PB - Longman Group Limited KW - Chemical ecology KW - Biochemistry KW - Environmental chemistry N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The origins of, and introduction to, the concept of chemical interaction in nature Preservation of the species: toxins, venoms and means of deception The ecological importance of sterols in invertebrates Pheromones Stability and instability: two examples N2 - Chemical ecology may be defined as the study of the chemical relationships that exist between living organisms, and between the living and non-living world. ...Michel Barbier [discusses] a wide spectrum of examples, including phytotoxins, mycotoxins, venoms, antibiotics and pheromones ER -