(fair-uh-mone) [Gk. phero, to bear, carry] A small, volatile chemical signal that functions in communication between animals and acts much like a hormone in influencing physiology and behavior.

substance released by an animal that influences the behavior of other animals of the same species.

A vapor or liquid emitted by an insect that causes a specific response from a receiving insect. Some pheromones are used to attract a mate. Synthetic pheromones are used as attractants in insect traps.

A substance secreted by an organism to affect the behavior or development of other members of the same species; sex pheromones that attract the opposite sex for mating are used in monitoring certain i [..]

a pheromone is a chemical substance that is released by one organism to influence the biology or behaviour of another. Read more on: Pheromone

noun. an exterior chemical messenger which impacts and alters the behavior of other members within the same species. Commonly referred to as ectohormone.

a substance that attracts certain insects, as in the discharge from osmophores.

A chemical signal that is released outside the body of an animal and affects other members of the same species. See Figure 5.3. Compare allomone.

A hormone-like substance that acts as an attractant.

(n) a chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species

A signaling molecule released by an individual that can alter the behavior or gene expression of other individuals of the same species. The yeast α and a mating-type factors are well-studied examples. [..]

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry Pheromone: A substance (or substances) released by one member of a species of organisms to interact socially with another member of the same species. Pheromon [..]

A chemical secreted by an animal that influences the behavior or development of others of the same species; often serving to attract the opposite sex.

hormone released into the environment for chemical communication between insects.

A scent chemical used for communication. For example, male butterflies emit pheromones to attract female butterflies of the same species.  Some caterpillars can emit a chemical which mimics an ant alarm pheromone.

A substance secreted by an animal which when released externally in small amounts causes a specific reaction, such as stimulation to mate with or supply food to a receiving individual of the same spec [..]

a chemical used in the communication between individuals of the same species (used e.g. for aggregation, alarm, courtship, sex attraction, trailmarking)

 (noun) - a chemical given off by an animal and meant to cause a specific reaction in another of the same species. Butterflies give off pheromones in order to attract a mate.

A substance secreted by an animal which when released externally in small amounts causes a specific reaction, such as stimulation to mate with or supply food to a receiving individual of the same spec [..]

A biochemical emitted by an organism to influence the behaviour of other organisms of the same species. Some pesticides work by interfering with the normal response of a pest to its pheromones.

A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that influences the behavior or development of others of the same species, often functioning as an attractant of the opposite sex.

a chemical signal that triggers a natural behavioral response in another member of the same species

An airborne chemical substance disseminated by male butterflies that induces receptiveness or passiveness in females of the same species. Related substances are used by female moths e.g. Saturniidae a [..]

chemicals secreted by some animals that cause specific reactions in others of the same species, e.g. to attract a mate.

intraspecific interindividual chemical communication; a substance, such as a sex attractant, that is given off by one individual and causes a specific reaction in other individuals of the same species [..]

Specific aromatic substances that attract the males and females of a particular species together. phyllodes

a chemical scent released by insects and other animals to communicate messages to other of their species.

A chemical message emitted by insects or animals. It can attract members of the opposite sex, mark territory or act as a warning.

A chemical signal, analogous to a hormone, that passes information between individuals.

A vapor or liquid emitted by an insect that causes a specific response from a receiving insect. Some pheromones are used to attract a mate. Synthetic pheromones are used as attractants in insect traps [..]

a substance that is released by the body and that causes another individual of the same species to react in a predictable way

A chemical that some animals produce in order to attract a mate or breeding partner.

A substance secreted by insects that does not act on the secreting insect but on others of the same species, on which it performs the function of a chemical messenger, by influencing coupling, develop [..]

an odorous substance or smell secreted by an organism that acts as a chemical messenger between members of the same or different species and serves as a foe repellent, territorial boundary or path mar [..]

An agent secreted by an individual that produces a change in the sexual or social behavior of another individual of the same species; a volatile hormone that acts as a behavior-altering agent.

See feromone

A type of hormone that is secreted in order to create a specific reaction by another organism

"chemical released by an animal that causes a specific response when detected by another animal of the same species," but the exact definition is much debated; 1959, coined (by Karlson & [..]

A substance secreted by an organism to affect the behavior or development of other members of the same species; sex pheromones that attract the opposite sex for mating are used in monitoring certain insects. Photosynthesis

A chemical secreted externally by an organism to send information to members of the same species. Examples: musk from deer