The Invisible Language of Nature
How Plants and Animals Use Chemical Signals
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Beschreibung
Discover the ancient, invisible language of nature!
How did chemical means of communication develop over the course of evolution? Why are chemical signals so crucial for the survival of plants and animals?
This nonfiction book takes you on an exciting journey into the world of chemical communication.
Billions of years ago, when the Earth was shaken by volcanoes and meteorite impacts, the first living organisms began to use chemical signals in order to survive. This ancient form of communication, known as chemoreception, enabled the earliest cells to find food and avoid danger. Over the course of evolution, these chemical signals developed further and became an indispensable tool for interaction between organisms.
Learn how pheromones, one of the most important classes of biologically active compounds, control animal behavior and how chemical weapons such as antibiotics and phytoncides are used in the struggle for survival. Discover the fascinating world of semiochemicals, which serve as signaling substances that exchange vital information between organisms. And learn how we humans, too, are part of this chemical communication system.
This book is aimed at all those who have an interest in nature and basic knowledge of chemistry and biology. It offers an easy‑to‑understand, popular‑science presentation of chemical communication and shows how these invisible signals influence life on our planet.
Ivan Ivanov is a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, a member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, and a graduate of the University of Sofia. He has published over 220 scientific papers, which have been cited more than 3,600 times. Ivanov founded the Laboratory for Gene Synthesis and the Department of Gene Regulation at the Institute of Molecular Biology and served as its director. He has been a lecturer at UCTM – Sofia and a visiting professor in Canada. Under his supervision, more than 30 doctoral and 60 diploma theses have been completed.
The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.
This book is a translation of an original German edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.
Discover the ancient, invisible language of nature!
How did chemical means of communication develop over the course of evolution? Why are chemical signals so crucial for the survival of plants and animals? This nonfiction book takes you on an exciting journey into the world of chemical communication.
Billions of years ago, when the Earth was shaken by volcanoes and meteorite impacts, the first living organisms began to use chemical signals in order to survive. This ancient form of communication, known as chemoreception, enabled the earliest cells to find food and avoid dangers. Over the course of evolution, these chemical signals developed further and became an indispensable tool for interaction between organisms.
Learn how pheromones, one of the most important classes of biologically active compounds, control animal behavior, and how chemical weapons such as antibiotics and phytoncides are used in the struggle for survival. Discover the fascinating world of semiochemicals, which serve as signaling substances that exchange vital information between organisms. And learn how we humans, too, are part of this chemical communication system.
This book is aimed at all those who have an interest in nature and basic knowledge of chemistry and biology. It offers an easy-to-understand, popular-science presentation of chemical communication and shows how these invisible signals influence life on our planet.
Exciting evolution: Chemical signals have ensured the survival of organisms for billions of years Amazing: How animals and plants use chemical messages, for example pheromones, for finding food and choosing mates Easy to understand: Popular science and accessible for readers with basic knowledge of chemistry and biology
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Ivan G. Ivanov
Themen in »The Invisible Language of Nature«
Chemical communication Organism signals Chemoreception Evolution of communication Plant–animal interaction Chemical weapons in nature Information exchange in biology Vital chemical signals Biochemical communication Pheromones and animal behavior Evolution of chemical signals Chemoreception in plants and animals Biochemistry of natural compounds Chemical communication in nature Semiochemicals