Chemical Ecology

Delegate Wants To Ban Arsenic In Chicken Feed

9 Feb 2012

A Maryland lawmaker said Wednesday that poultry feed containing a known carcinogen should be banned from Maryland farms even though its maker has already stopped selling it voluntarily.

Redder Ladybirds Are More Deadly

8 Feb 2012

A ladybird's color indicates how well-fed and how toxic it is, according to an international team of scientists. Research led by the Universities of Exeter and Liverpool directly shows that differences between animals' warning signals reveal how poisonous individuals are to predators. Published February 7, 2012 in the journal Functional Ecology, the research shows that redder ladybirds are more ...

Why common tree is toxic to snowshoe hares

6 Feb 2012

Biologists have uncovered why the chemical defenses in birch, a common type of tree found in North America, are toxic to snowshoe hares.