| 单词 | aggregation pheromone |
| 释义 | > as lemmasaggregation pheromone aggregation pheromone n. an insect pheromone which attracts other members of the same species to a location, esp. as a defence against predators or to attract potential mates. ΚΠ 1963 Recent Progr. Hormone Res. 19 697 The presence of..aggregation pheromones can probably be sought with profit among the many fascinating cases of simple aggregation in insects and other animals. 1994 Sci. Amer. July 85/3 Academic research teams..have launched a quest to discover the chemical, known as an aggregation pheromone, that the German cockroach releases to summon a klatsch of males and females. 2006 J. T. Costa Other Insect Societies vii. 161 A T-shaped olfactometer tube was used to test the ability of the nymphs to discriminate fecal odor (not an uncommon source of aggregation pheromone in insects) from a control with clean air. < as lemmas |
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