Hands-On Chemical Ecology:

Field Experiments.- Mutualism: Effects of Ants on Aphids, Their Predators, and Host Plants.- Predatory Fish Responses to Prey Odors (Chemical Lures).- Sour Grapes: Methyl Anthranilate as Feeding Repellent for Birds.- Responses of Small Mammals to Predator Odors in the Field.- Squirrels’ Avoidance of Predator Odors.- Squirrels, Acorns, and Tannins.- Field Grid for Testing Winter Feeding by Rabbits or Cottontails.- Food Choices by Mammalian Herbivores and the Role of Defense Compounds: Example Beaver.- Scent Marking in Free-Ranging Mammals. Examples: Beaver or Badger.- Capsaicin as Feeding Repellent for Mammals.- Search for “Chemical Ecology Stories” in the Forest or Other Ecosystem.- Laboratory Experiments.- Test for Cyanogenic Compounds in Plants.- Herbivory and a Simple Field Test for Total Phenolics in Trees.- Radial Diffusion Assay for Tannins.- Chemically induced defenses in phytoplankton.- Induced Defense: Herbivory on Juvenile vs. Adult Growth Stages of Trees.- Jasmonic Acid Effect on Plant Volatiles (or How to Make a Fern Smell Like a Rose).- Effect of Tannins on Insect Feeding Behavior.- Leaf Disk Test: Bioassay of Effect of Tannins on Insect Feeding Behavior.- Two-Way Choice Test for Social Odors in Mice.- Scent Marking in Mice: Open Field Test.- Human Body Odor Discrimination: T-Shirt Experiment.- Coping with Plant Volatiles in Spicy Food (“Burping Exercise”).- Perspectives of Experiments: Development and Application.- Miscellaneous Experiments Chosen by Students.- Further Possible Experiments.

• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.08.2009
• Autor/Autorin: Dietland Müller-Schwarze
• Reihe: Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
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• Verlag: SPRINGER
• Sprache: Englisch
• Umfang: 156 Seiten
• ISBN: 9781441903785
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