William Agosta: 2 books
Thieves, Deceivers, and Killers
Tales of Chemistry in Nature
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2009
The tobacco plant synthesizes nicotine to protect itself from herbivores. The female moth broadcasts sex pheromones to attract a mate, while a soldier ant deploys an alarm pheromone to call for help. The carbon dioxide on a mammal's breath beckons hungry ticks and mosquitoes, while a flower's fragrance...
Chemical Communication
The Language Of Pheromones
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 1992
A wounded minnow attempts to rejoin its school and the other minnows scatter in panic; a single beetle finds a pine tree to its liking and soon thousands of beetles swarm that tree and others in the vicinity; a male Syrian golden hamster is drawn along an invisible trail to a burrow where a female...