Chemical Ecology of Vertebrates

1. The odorsphere: the environment for transmission of chemical signals 2. Properties of vertebrate semiochemicals 3. Odor production and release 4. Chemical cues in orientation and navigation 5. Chemoreception 6. Signaling pheromones 7. Priming pheromones 8. Development of intra- and interspecific chemical interactions 9. Chemical defense by animals 10. Herbivores' exposure to chemical defenses of plants 11. Kairomones and synomones 12. Practical applications of semiochemicals Glossary References.