| 单词 | alarm pheromone |
| 释义 | > as lemmasalarm pheromone alarm pheromone n. Zoology a pheromone released by an animal, esp. a social insect, in response to attack or injury, typically triggering a response of aggression or flight in others of the same species or colony. ΚΠ 1965 Science 30 July 544/3 Workers of Acanthomyops claviger..produce monoterpene aldehydes of strong odor..which function both as defensive substances and alarm pheromones. 1987 Hormones & Behavior 21 250 These ‘alarm pheromones’ are released very rapidly and are probably derived from the body surface and urine of stressed rats. 2006 J. T. Costa Other Insect Societies xx. 689 Geranial, neral, neryl formate, and other compounds have been shown to have an alarm pheromone function. < as lemmas |
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