The gene that underlies a locus determining complex differences between two social forms of fire ants is a homolog of a moth odorant receptor gene—which bodes well for a better understanding of ...

The ancient vomeronasal receptor type-1 (ancV1R) is highly conserved across species and plays a key role in pheromone ...

There’s been a recent increase in interest in products based on pheromones, which are organic compounds that humans and animals naturally produce for communication. These powerful chemicals can ...

Gene knockout studies show that pheromones are important in mating and aggression. Researchers have found the first molecular clues about how a group of poorly understood chemical signals, called ...

Mice use pheromones to regulate social behavior. New work in mice now identifies the protein in urine that is essential for aggressive behavior, along with the specific subclass of neurons ...

Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Pheromones are elusive yet potent biochemical signals that play a crucial role in guiding social interactions among members of the same species.

Brechbühl, Julien Moine, Fabian Tosato, Monique Nenniger Sporkert, Frank and Broillet, Marie-Christine 2015. Identification of pyridine analogs as new predator ...

Pheromones, or the chemical secretions we emit to attract others, research tells us, have gotten a lot of attention in their role in mating. There have been countless findings about specific ...

The tamarack pine tree is the only conifer in Minnesota that changes from green to golden yellow and then sheds all its needles each fall. (Brian Peterson/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...