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Bombardier Beetles and Fever Trees by William Agosta (1997, Paperback) 
Bombardier Beetles and Fever Trees by William Agosta (1997, Paperback)
Publisher: Perseus Books
Publication Date: 1997-05-01
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0201154978
ISBN-13: 9780201154979
Product ID: EPID724691
Description: In this title the author gives a nontechnical tour of the chemistry of living things--including all those airborne chemicals we know as scents--using plenty of illustrative anecdotes.
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Synopsis
In this title the author gives a nontechnical tour of the chemistry of living things--including all those airborne chemicals we know as scents--using plenty of illustrative anecdotes.

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Publication Date:1997-05-01

Size
Height:9.5 in
Width:6.3 in
Thickness:0.8 in
Weight:12.0 oz

Publisher's Note
Years ago when i was a boy in Texas, i played outdoors much of the year and spent summers on a farm surrounded by fields of cotton and corn. The ordinary plants and animals of that world were probably not much different from many others, but they were certainly more varied than those i meet nowadays, living and working in the middle of a metropolis. I am reminded of some of those plants and animals from earlier years in connection with the exploration we are about to undertake.

Industry Reviews
"Welcome to the world of chemical signals, of warfare and cooperation among and between plant and animal species. The author provides the kind of astonishing 'Wow, I didn't know that' detail to information that otherwise might seem dull. This is the kind of book that would make a great 'basic' text for a science class; it has the perfect balance of science fact, big words, and the all-important 'Cool! Gross!' factor."
Bloomsbury Review - Patricia J. Wagner

Many plants and animals rely on the transmission and reception of chemicals to defend and survive: here Agosta examines the chemical interplay between hunters and the hunted in the natural world, presenting lively chapters which examine everything from medicinal plants to how animals use their own version of chemical warfare.
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