The Power of Unity: Understanding Aggregation Pheromones
Abstract: Aggregation pheromones are a class of chemical signals that promote the mass clustering of conspecifics at a particular location. Unlike sex pheromones, which are…
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The Genetics of Attraction: How the OR7D4 Receptor Decodes Androstenone
Abstract: The existence of human pheromones remains a topic of scientific controversy, but recent genetic research has provided the clearest link yet between specific odorant…
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The Two Effects: Distinguishing Between Primer and Releaser Pheromones
Abstract: Pheromones are broadly categorized by the nature and duration of the response they elicit in the receiver. The two primary functional classes are *releaser*…
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The Smell of Danger: Understanding Alarm Pheromones in Bees and Fish
Abstract: Alarm pheromones are a critical class of semiochemicals that induce immediate, stereotypical defensive or evasive behaviors in conspecifics upon exposure to threat. Unlike sex…
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The Ultimate Scent Lure: How Moths Use Attractant Pheromones for Reproduction
Abstract: Sex pheromones, particularly in moths (Lepidoptera), are arguably the best-understood chemical communication systems in nature, serving as an essential long-distance signaling mechanism for reproduction.…
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Chemical Highways: The Trail Pheromones That Organize the Ant Colony
Abstract: Trail pheromones represent one of the most efficient forms of chemical communication in the animal kingdom, particularly among social insects like ants. These volatile…
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