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pher·o·mone

(fĕr′ə-mōn′)
n.
A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that influences the behavior or physiology of others of the same species, as by attracting members of the opposite sex or marking the route to a food source.
[Greek pherein, to carry; see bher- in Indo-European roots + (hor)mone.]
pher′o·mon′al adj.
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pheromonal

(ˌfɛrəˈməʊnəl)
adj
(Biology) biology relating to or constituting a pheromone
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Additional studies of female pheromone gland chemistry or volatile emissions might confirm the pheromonal nature of the chemical for these species.
Early spring moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) captured in traps baited with (Z)-ll-hexadecenal
Concentrations above or below this value reduced the activity, probably due to the fact that the pheromonal activity occurs within a limited range of concentrations.
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Behavioral evidence of pheromonal signaling in desert scorpion Paruroctonus utahensts.
Evidence of airborne chemoreception in the scorpion Paruroctonus marksi (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae)
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Pheromonal communication involved in courtship behavior in Diptera.
Courtship and Mating Behavior of the Chinese Chive Fly, Bradysia odoriphaga (Diptera: Sciaridae) and Evidence of Female Sex Pheromone
To identify pheromone blends, in which each component of the blend may not have pheromonal activity by itself, each component must be chemically identified individually in the active fractions and tested as a blend in behavioral bioassay.
The molting biomarker metabolite N-acetylglucosamino-l,5-lactone in female urine of the helmet crab Telmessus cheiragonus
Pheromonal interactions among cordate gametophytes of the lady fern, Athyrium filix-femina.
Gametofito de Doryopteris triphylla (Pteridaceae, Polypodiopsida)
Theoretically, pheromonal suppression of subordinate males by a dominant male may ensure reproductive dominance; this may have occurred in this population.
Health and reproductive assessment of selected Puerto Rican parrots (Amazona vittata) in captivity