The Language of Smell |
Common terms and phrases
acid alarm substance anal glands animals antennae ants attracted bacterium barnacles bees beetles behaviour birds brain breeding Bruce effect butterflies cabbage loopers chemoreceptors civet colony colours common chemical sense communication cycle deer deermice deermouse detect developed effect egg-laying eggs exaltolide feed female flowers gypsy moth hive honey-bees hormones important insects investigation Jacobson's organ Jane Burton known language of smell larvae limpets lives loopers mammals mark mating membrane metres mice mone monkeys musk nasal nerve impulses nest nose nostrils odorous molecules olfactory clefts olfactory epithelium perfumes phero pheromone Photo by Jane prey primary odours primer pheromone protozoans queen substance rabbits react reaction receptor cells reproduction salmon scent trail scent-marking secretions sense of smell sense organs sensitive sensory sexual signals snakes social species starfish stimulate strange male territory theory tion tissue turkey vultures urine visual Volvox vomeronasal organ waggle waggle dance Whitten effect workers