Physiological protective adaptations include the poisonous properties of the lymph, blood, or skin of inedible species and the excretions from malodorous glands of bedbugs, beetles, skunks, and beavers, which frighten away enemies.
Learn why some CEO's make a $1 salary. Some CEOs of major companies like Facebook and Google only claim an annual salary of one dollar. However, some still receive significant stock options and bonuses adding to their income and existing fortunes.
Pay may rise with company size, but the differential between pay for CIOs and other executives is also greater at larger companies. A CEO at a small company (less than $100 million in revenues) earns more than three times as much as his CIO, on average ($489,600 versus $141,500). At companies with revenues between $500 million and $1 billion, CEOs earn on average six times more ($1.3 million versus $226,600 for CIOs).