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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

2012; Martín & López 2010a; Müller-Schwarze 2006; Roberts 2007). The molecules in scent marks include species-wide pheromones as well as highly individual odors, which are cues to identity (Chapter 1; ...

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

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) ...