Chemical defense is a strategy employed by many organisms to avoid consumption by producing toxic or repellent metabolites or chemical warnings which incite...
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Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense (CBRN defense) or Nuclear, biological, and chemical protection (NBC protection) is a class of...
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branch of the Regular Army by the National Defense Act of 1920. In 1945, it was redesignated the Chemical Corps. Discussion of the topic dates back to...
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Anisomorpha buprestoides (section Defense)
with A. buprestoides) is particularly well known for its very potent chemical defense spray which it deploys from a pair of glands which open at the front...
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influence the behavior, growth, or survival of herbivores. These chemical defenses can act as repellents or toxins to herbivores or reduce plant digestibility...
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Anti-predator adaptation (redirect from Animal chemical defense)
March 2007). "Chemical Composition of Inks of Diverse Marine Molluscs Suggests Convergent Chemical Defenses" (PDF). Journal of Chemical Ecology. 2007...
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of defense against predators. Unlike pheromones, allomones harm the receiver at the benefit of the producer. This grouping encompasses the chemical arsenal...
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biochemically synthesize terpenes with intense aromas as a method of chemical defense in attempts to repel predators, and invite pollinators. Because terpenes...
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Chemical warfare (CW) involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons. This type of warfare is distinct from nuclear warfare, biological...
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been shown to be unpalatable to some species of birds thanks to this chemical defense, which could explain their warning coloration. As glucosinolates are...
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