pheromones Flashcards
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pheromones
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they are chemical messengers emmited into the environment from the body where they can activate specific physiological or behavioural responses in other individuals of the same species. It was first coined by karlson and luscher in 1959,
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main olfactory bulb
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region of the brain responsible for processing smell
3
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butenandt?
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first identified pheromone bombykol in female silkworm moths to attract males
4
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vomeronasal organ
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mammals have VMo located in the anterior nasal cavity from which nerves connect to the special region called accessory olfactory bulb