1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910824657603321

Titolo

The positive side of negative emotions / / edited by W. Gerrod Parrott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Guilford Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-4625-1343-3

1-4625-1340-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ParrottW. Gerrod

Disciplina

152.4

Soggetti

Emotions

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

part I. Specific negative emotions -- part II. Social and cultural aspects of negative emotions -- part III. The desirability of negative emotions.

Sommario/riassunto

This unique volume brings together state-of-the-art research showing the value of emotions that many believe to be undesirable. Leading investigators explore the functions and benefits of sadness, anxiety, anger, embarrassment, shame, guilt, jealousy, and envy. The role of these emotions in social interactions and relationships is examined, as are cultural differences in how they are valued and expressed. The volume considers how people seek out these feelings in everyday life to improve performance, gain insight, and express cares and commitments. Negative emotions are shown to have an i



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910961799003321

Titolo

Chemical ecology : the chemistry of biotic interaction / / Thomas Eisner and Jerrold Meinwald, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995

ISBN

9786610211074

9780309176187

0309176182

9781280211072

1280211075

9780309588096

030958809X

9780585023120

0585023123

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EisnerThomas <1929-2011.>

MeinwaldJerrold <1927-2018.>

Disciplina

574.5

Soggetti

Chemical ecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"National Academy of Sciences"--Cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Chemical Ecology""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""The Chemistry of Defense: Theory and Practice""; ""DISTRIBUTION OF DEFENSES""; ""PATTERNS OF ALLOCATION""; ""SPECIAL CASE: HUMAN CHEMICAL DEFENSES""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""The Chemistry of Poisons in Amphibian Skin""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""The Chemistry of Phyletic Dominance""; ""ARTHROPOD CHEMICAL DEFENSES""; ""SPIDER VENOMS""; ""CHEMICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO ARTHROPOD DOMINANCE""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""The Chemistry of Social Regulation: Multicomponent Signals in Ant Societies""; ""PHEROMONE BLENDS""

""MODULATION AND RITUALIZATION OF MULTICOMPONENT SIGNALS""""NESTMATE RECOGNITION AND EXCLUSION OF FOREIGNERS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""The Chemistry of Eavesdropping, Alarm, and Deceit""; ""EAVESDROPPING""; ""ALARM"";



""DECEIT""; ""FUTURE DIRECTIONS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Polydnavirus-Facilitated Endoparasite Protection Against Host Immune Defenses""; ""IMMUNOSUPPRESSION AND DEVELOPMENTAL ARREST""; ""DIVERSE STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL PARASITIZATION""; ""POLYDNAVIRUSES: GENERAL FEATURES""; ""POLYDNAVIRUS EXPRESSION IN THE HOST""; ""VIRAL MULTIGENE FAMILIES""

""CYSTEINE-RICH GENE FAMILY""""GENE STRUCTURE OF WHV1.0, WHV1.6, AND VHV1.1""; ""OPEN READING FRAMES OF THE CYSTEINE-RICH GENES""; ""VENOM-RELATED GENE FAMILY""; ""REPEAT GENE FAMILY""; ""PARASITE-VIRUS-HOST""; ""SEGMENTED VIRUS GENOMES: EVOLUTION AND FUNCTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE""; ""GENE FAMILIES: EVOLUTION AND SIGNIFICANCE""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""The Chemistry of Gamete Attraction: Chemical Structures, Biosynthesis, and (A)biotic Degradation of  ...""; ""BROWN ALGAE AND THEIR PHEROMONES""; ""BIOSYNTHESIS OF C11 HYDROCARBONS IN HIGHER AND LOWER PLANTS (PHAEOPHYCEAE)""

""(A)BIOTIC DEGRADATION OF ALGAL PHEROMONES""""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""The Chemistry of Sex Attraction""; ""OVERT CHEMICAL SIGNALS""; ""Rapid Identification of Pheromone Components with the Electroantennogram""; ""Complex Structures vs. Specific Blends""; ""SEX PHEROMONE PRODUCTION""; ""Key Biosynthetic Enzymes""; ""Hormonal Control""; ""PHEROMONE PERCEPTION""; ""Peripheral Detection""; ""Plume Structure""; ""Behavioral Thresholds""; ""Brain Black Box""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""The Chemistry of Sexual Selection""; ""DEFENSE""; ""COURTSHIP""; ""SEXUAL SELECTION""

""PARENTAL INVESTMENT""""SPERM SELECTION""; ""ADDITIONAL FINDINGS""; ""THE BROADER PERSPECTIVE""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""The Chemistry of Signal Transduction""; ""SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION IN T CELLS AND THE ROLE OF NATURAL PRODUCTS""; ""IMMUNOPHILINS AND THEIR COMPLEXES""; ""STRUCTURAL STUDIES ON IMMUNOPHILIN-IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT COMPLEXES""; ""FK506 AND PEPTIDOMIMICRY""; ""BROADER PERSPECTIVE""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chemical Signals in the Marine Environment: Dispersal, Detection, and Temporal Signal Analysis""

""SIGNAL RECEPTION AND ANALYSIS: TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF CHEMICAL SIGNALS TO DETERMINE SPATIAL GRADIENTS""

Sommario/riassunto

This book highlights selected research areas that are contributing to advancement of the field of chemical ecology. Leading experts review the chemistry of insect defense; phyletic dmoninance; social regulation; eavesdropping, alarm, and deceit; and reproduction.