The Hidden Power of Smell How Chemicals Influence Our Lives and Behavior
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2016, 2016
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 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.