Ecological Biochemistry

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• Personal Author:
  Que Hee S
• Description:
  Ecological biochemistry is the study of the role of biochemistry and chemistry in the ecological relationships of different organisms in their abiotic environment. In the middle of the nineteenth century, it was found that insect herbivores could be repelled by chemicals emitted by, or eaten in, a target plant. Development of toxicology, biochemistry, ecology as disciplines and of analytical chemistry techniques allowed the molecular basis to be determined in 1968 when cardiac glycosides (cardenolides) of milkweed were shown to cause young blue jays to vomit up partially eaten Monarch butterflies and to avoid butterflies. Numerous chemical signalling systems were soon found for many host-predator and/or host-benefactor interactions of many species. The advent of genomic techniques in the twenty-first century has allowed the genetic basis of these interactions to be examined in recent research, a trend that will also apply for future research. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biochemistry Genetics Insecta Occupational Health Safety Toxicology
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Biota Ecological Systems Ecology Insects Interactions Symbiosis
• Publisher:
  John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056142
• Citation:
  Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (ELS). Chichester, England, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2012 Jun; :1-10
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  University of California Los Angeles
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (ELS)
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b2ed6a9c70d7058764e2451e6fc8060a384ad35a0eba5d97657f5e29320892af3e26a4e7e2801c63da858e2f5563f47dce6ae5f3f9d2fb512a7a5a8b182878aa
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213804/cdc_213804_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 145.83 KB ]