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allomone, n. Biol.|ˈæləʊməʊn|
[f. allo- + -mone after pheromone n.]
A chemical secreted and released by an organism which, when detected by an organism of another species, evokes a specific response, esp. one that adaptively favours the releasing organism (cf. *kairomone n.).
1968W. L. Brown in Amer. Naturalist CII. 190 Allomone: a chemical substance produced or acquired by an organism which, when it contacts an individual of another species in the natural context, evokes in the receiver a behavioral or developmental reaction adaptively favorable to the transmitter. Ibid. 191 Allomone has been used in informal discussions in the United States for two or three years. 1971Nature 2 Apr. 315/2 The importance and potential economic application of naturally occurring chemicals, including pheromones and allomones, for controlling the spatial and temporal structure of [insect] populations have long been realized by some ecologists. 1982J. B. Harborne Introd. Ecol. Biochem. (ed. 2) vii. 179 Volatile chemicals used for communication within species are termed ‘pheromones’, while chemicals used between different species are called ‘allomones’. 1987Times 1 Oct. 16/6 The waterpepper plants produce an allomone which prevents insect pests from eating them. |