Hands-On Chemical Ecology : Simple Field and Laboratory Exercises - Müller-Schwarze, Dietland; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009)
Field Experiments -- Mutualism: Effects of Ants on Aphids, Their Predators, and Host Plants -- Predatory Fish Responses to Prey Odors (Chemical Lures) -- Sour Grapes: Methyl Anthranilate as Feeding Repellent for Birds -- Responses of Small Mammals to Predator Odors in the Field -- Squirrels' Avoidance of Predator Odors -- Squirrels, Acorns, and Tannins -- Field Grid for Testing Winter Feeding by Rabbits or Cottontails -- Food Choices by Mammalian Herbivores and the Role of Defense Compounds: Example Beaver -- Scent Marking in Free-Ranging Mammals. Examples: Beaver or Badger -- Capsaicin as Feeding Repellent for Mammals -- Search for "Chemical Ecology Stories" in the Forest or Other Ecosystem -- Laboratory Experiments -- Test for Cyanogenic Compounds in Plants -- Herbivory and a Simple Field Test for Total Phenolics in Trees -- Radial Diffusion Assay for Tannins -- Chemically induced defenses in phytoplankton -- Induced Defense: Herbivory on Juvenile vs. Adult Growth Stages of Trees -- Jasmonic Acid Effect on Plant Volatiles (or How to Make a Fern Smell Like a Rose) -- Effect of Tannins on Insect Feeding Behavior -- Leaf Disk Test: Bioassay of Effect of Tannins on Insect Feeding Behavior -- Two-Way Choice Test for Social Odors in Mice -- Scent Marking in Mice: Open Field Test -- Human Body Odor Discrimination: T-Shirt Experiment -- Coping with Plant Volatiles in Spicy Food ("Burping Exercise") -- Perspectives of Experiments: Development and Application -- Miscellaneous Experiments Chosen by Students -- Further Possible Experiments.
Keywords: Ecology .; Chemistry; Plant ecology; Invertebrates; Entomology; Animal physiology; Ecology; Chemistry/Food Science, general; Plant Ecology; Invertebrates; Entomology; Animal Physiology