What is the definition of pheromones ?
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6th Apr, 2020
Hello,
Pheromones were earlier known as intra species chemical messenger and are secreted by exocrine gland
These are intra specific chemical messenger released by animals into air to start specific response in another organism of the same species.
These are also called ectohormones or Sanio chemicals.
The term pheromone was coined by Karlson and Butenandt
These are volatile in nature and are protein and lipid derivatives.
Long chain carbon pheromones are usually copulatory pheromones and short chain once are alarm pheromones.
These pheromones are species specific.
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