Hands-On Chemical Ecology:

1. Mutualism: Effects of Ants on Aphids, Their Predators, and Host Plants
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2. Predatory Fish Responses to Prey Odors (Chemical Lures)
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3. Sour Grapes: Methyl Anthranilate as Feeding Repellent for Birds
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4. Responses of Small Mammals to Predator Odors in the Field
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5. Squirrels’ Avoidance of Predator Odors
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6. Squirrels, Acorns, and Tannins
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7. Field Grid for Testing Winter Feeding by Rabbits or Cottontails
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8. Food Choices by Mammalian Herbivores and the Role of Defense Compounds: Example Beaver
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9. Scent Marking in Free-Ranging Mammals. Examples: Beaver or Badger
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10. Capsaicin as Feeding Repellent for Mammals
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11. Search for “Chemical Ecology Stories” in the Forest or Other Ecosystem
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12. Test for Cyanogenic Compounds in Plants
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13. Herbivory and a Simple Field Test for Total Phenolics in Trees
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14. Radial Diffusion Assay for Tannins
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15. Chemically induced defenses in phytoplankton
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16. Induced Defense: Herbivory on Juvenile vs. Adult Growth Stages of Trees
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17. Jasmonic Acid Effect on Plant Volatiles (or How to Make a Fern Smell Like a Rose)
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18. Effect of Tannins on Insect Feeding Behavior
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19. Leaf Disk Test: Bioassay of Effect of Tannins on Insect Feeding Behavior
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20. Two-Way Choice Test for Social Odors in Mice
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21. Scent Marking in Mice: Open Field Test
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22. Human Body Odor Discrimination: T-Shirt Experiment
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23. Coping with Plant Volatiles in Spicy Food (“Burping Exercise”)
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24. Miscellaneous Experiments Chosen by Students
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25. Further Possible Experiments
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Keywords: Life Sciences, Ecology, Plant Ecology, Invertebrates, Entomology, Animal Physiology