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Preferred term

pheromone

Is replaced by

pheromone

Definition

[Henderson's] n. a chemical released in minute amounts by one organism which is detected and acts as a signal to another member of the same species. Examples are the volatile sexual attractants released by some female insects, which can attract males from a distance. Some pheromones act as alarm signals.

Broader concept

deprecated concept

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_414

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 1/13/23

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