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Definition of Pheromones
1. pheromone [n] - See also: pheromone
Medical Definition of Pheromones
1. Chemical substances which, when secreted by an individual into the environment, cause specific reactions in other individuals, usually of the same species. The substances relate only to multicellular organisms. This includes kairomones. Allomones are repellent pheromones. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pheromones
Literary usage of Pheromones
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"From these tests it is clear that specificity of sex pheromones tends to ...
Cross attractiveness of sex pheromones has been demonstrated for several ..."
2. 57 Ways to Protect Your Home Environment (& Yourself) by Rick Weinzierl (1999)
"The chemicals most often used for this purpose are "pheromones"— chemical ...
Traps are baited with two types of synthetic pheromones: sex pheromones ..."
3. Biotechnology: Building on Farmers' Knowledge by Joske F. G. Bunders, Bertus Haverkort, Wim Hiemstra (1996)
"pheromones These are signal compounds used by insects to communicate. ...
In several cases pheromones have proved extremely useful in pest control by: ..."
4. Organic Lies: Misconceptions of the United States Organic Act in America and by Mary Choate (2007)
"Insect pheromones can be used as attractants, repellents, deterrents, or in other
ways. Most commonly, though, insect sex pheromones are used to disrupt the ..."
5. Biological Control of Insects and Mites: An Introduction to Beneficial by Daniel L. Mahr, Nino M. Ridgway (1993)
"Sex pheromones are occasionally used as a pest control method. ... Insects release
behavioral chemicals called pheromones, which serve such functions as ..."
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