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Chemical ecology is the study of the chemicals involved in the interactions of living organism
Organism

In biology, an organism is any life thing . In at least some form, all organisms are capable of response to stimulus , reproduction, growth and developmental biology, and maintenance of homeostasis as a stable whole....
s. It focuses on the production of and response to signaling molecules (i.e. semiochemical
Semiochemical

A semiochemical is a generic term used for a chemical substance or mixture that carries a message. It is usually used in the field of chemical ecology to encompass pheromones, allomones, kairomones, attractants and repellents....
s) and toxins. Chemical ecology is of particular importance among ants and other social insects - including bees, wasps, and termites - as a means of communication essential to social organization. In addition, this area of ecology deals with studies involving defensive chemicals which are utilized to deter potential predators, which may attack a wide variety of species.








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Chemical ecology is the study of the chemicals involved in the interactions of living organism
Organism

In biology, an organism is any life thing . In at least some form, all organisms are capable of response to stimulus , reproduction, growth and developmental biology, and maintenance of homeostasis as a stable whole....
s. It focuses on the production of and response to signaling molecules (i.e. semiochemical
Semiochemical

A semiochemical is a generic term used for a chemical substance or mixture that carries a message. It is usually used in the field of chemical ecology to encompass pheromones, allomones, kairomones, attractants and repellents....
s) and toxins. Chemical ecology is of particular importance among ants and other social insects - including bees, wasps, and termites - as a means of communication essential to social organization. In addition, this area of ecology deals with studies involving defensive chemicals which are utilized to deter potential predators, which may attack a wide variety of species.

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  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, usually referred to as PNAS, is the official journal of the United States National Academy of Sciences....
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  • http://www.chemicalecology.cornell.edu/ website of the chemical ecology group at Cornell University]