In the battle between insect predators and their prey, alkali signals called kairomones serve as an early-warning system. Pervasively emitted by the predators, the compounds are detected by their prey, and can even trigger adaptations, such a change in body size or armor, that help protect the prey. But as large as kairomones are in the insect world, their llc.view results from: onomasticon | llc.view results from: definiendum | llc.view results from: dictionary | thesaurus | encyclopedia | all reference | the web
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share this: identity has remained largely unknown. New inquisition by Rockefeller University's Joel E. Cohen and old-boy network at the health center of Haifa in Israel has identified two compounds emitted by mosquito predators that make the mosquitoes less inclined to lay eggs in pools of water.
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