費洛蒙

A pheromone (from Greek φ?ρω phero "to bear" + hormone from Greek ?ρμ? - "impetus") is a chemical signal that triggers a natural response in another member of the same species.信息素（來自希臘語φ？ρω信息素“承受” +希臘語φρμ？的激素-“衝動”）是一種化學信號，可觸發同一物種另一成員的自然反應。 There are alarm pheromones, food trail pheromones, sex pheromones, and many others that affect behavior or physiology.有警報信息素，食物追踪信息素，性信息素，以及許多其他會影響行為或生理的信息素。 Their use among insects has been particularly well documented.它們在昆蟲中的用途已被特別記錄。 In addition, some vertebrates and plants communicate by using pheromones.另外，一些脊椎動物和植物通過使用信息素進行通信。
The term "pheromone" was introduced by Peter Karlson and Martin Lüscher in 1959, based on the Greek word pherein (to transport) and hormone (to stimulate).彼得洛爾森（Peter Karlson）和馬丁·呂歇（MartinLüscher）於XNUMX年引入了“信息素”一詞，該詞的意思是希臘語pherein（運輸）和激素（刺激）。 They are also classified as ecto-hormones.它們也被歸類為外激素。 These chemical messengers are transported outside of the body and result in a direct developmental effect on hormone levels or behavioral change.They proposed the term to describe chemical signals from conspecifics which elicit innate behaviours soon after the German Biochemist Adolf Butenandt characterized the first such chemical, Bombykol (a chemically well-characterized pheromone released by the female silkworm to attract mates).這些化學信使被運到體外，對荷爾蒙水平或行為改變產生直接的發育影響。他們提出這個詞來描述來自特定物種的化學信號，這些信號引起自然行為，這是德國生物化學家阿道夫·布特南德（Adolf Butenandt）對第一種此類化學物質進行表徵後不久Bombykol（一種由雌性蠶釋放的化學特徵豐富的信息素，以吸引伴侶）。