Bufo japonicus

Bufo japonicus is a common toad in Tsukuba, Japan. The adults secret noxious fluid from the secretory organs on the skin. Major toxic secretions in Bufo toads have been known to be hallucinogenic alkaloids such as bufotenine and cardiac steroids (heart poison) such as bufotoxin.

Photographed by MATSUYAMA Shigeru.
April 2007, Tsukuba, Japan.

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About APACE 2011 Beijing

Dear APACE Friends and Members,

It gives me great pleasure to announce that our 6th Asia-Pacific Association of Chemical Ecologists (APACE) Conference with the theme "Chemical Ecology Future: Green Chemoecology in 21st Century" will be held in Beijing China (October 11-15, 2011). This conference marks the round trip of the Association in the Chinese philosophy (a 12 year one circle) since the first meeting of the APACE was initiated in Shanghai in 1999. Please, let us know if you have any suggestions or ideas for the Association. Thank you.

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President: Eric Jang

First Announcement for APACE 2011 Beijing

The first announcement of the 6th Asia Pacific Conference on Chemical Ecology is now available [PDF].

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