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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254136703321

Autore

Moore Paul A

Titolo

The Hidden Power of Smell : How Chemicals Influence Our Lives and Behavior / / by Paul A. Moore

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-15651-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 p.)

Disciplina

500

Soggetti

Ecology

Animal migration

Neurosciences

Anthropology

Environmental Sciences

Animal Migration

Neuroscience

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: The Hidden World of Chemical Signals -- A World of Odors: Signals, Cues, and Information -- Eat or Be Eaten: The Odors and Tastes of the Food World -- Who are You?: Recognition of Self and Individuals -- Home Sweet Home: Finding Shelter and Safe Spots -- The Cocktail Party of Life: Social Cues -- Stealth and Deception: Lying with Chemicals -- The Allure of Sex: Fifty Shades of Odors -- Smells like Teen Spirit: The Odors of Maturity -- Human Chemical Ecology. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides insight into an area that humans often take for granted. There are wonderful and exciting stories of organisms using chemical signals as a basis of a sophisticated communication system. In many instances, chemical signals can provide more detailed and accurate information than any other mode of communication, yet this world is hidden from us because of our focus on visual and auditory signals.