The range of application of organic compounds is enormous due to that organic compounds
are structurally diverse. They either form the basis of or are important constituents of many …

A diverse array of biologically active, lipid-soluble alkaloids have been discovered in
amphibian skin. Such alkaloids include the following: the steroidal samandarines from …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

Ecosystems provide essential services for human society, which include provisioning,
regulating, cultural, and supporting services. Amphibians provide provisioning services by …

Alkaloids, represent a group of interesting and complex chemical compounds, produced by
the secondary metabolism of living organisms in different biotopes. They are relatively …

The tribal and generic classification of the diverse ant subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera:
Formicidae) is revised to reflect recent molecular phylogenetic information and a reappraisal …

Antipredator defenses and warning signals typically evolve in concert. However, the
extensive variation across taxa in both these components of predator deterrence and the …

Polyacetylenic natural products are a substantial class of often unstable compounds
containing a unique carbon–carbon triple bond functionality, that are intriguing for their wide …

Covering: up to the first half of 2010 Insects make up the largest and most diverse group of
organisms on earth, with nearly 1 million species described and millions more estimated to …

Convergence is the phenomenon whereby similar phenotypes evolve independently in
different lineages. One example is resistance to toxins in animals. Toxins have evolved …