EnvThes
type: ConceptScheme

pheromone
type: Concept

deprecated concept
type: Concept

pheromone
in scheme: EnvThes
type: Concept
is replaced by: pheromone
scope note: US LTER controlled vocabulary
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: deprecated concept
deprecated: true