Examples of pheromone in the following topics:
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- Animals communicate using signals, which can be chemical (pheromones), aural (sound), visual (courtship displays), or tactile (touch).
- These signals are chemical (pheromones), aural (sound), visual (courtship and aggressive displays), or tactile (touch).
- A pheromone is a secreted, chemical signal used to obtain a response from another individual of the same species.
- The purpose of pheromones is to elicit a specific behavior from the receiving individual.
- Even humans are thought to respond to certain pheromones called axillary steroids.
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- Chiloglottis trapeziformis emits a compound that smells the same as the pheromone emitted by a female wasp to attract male wasps.
- The flower of this orchid mimics the appearance of a female wasp and emits a pheromone.