Phrases with «male pheromone»

The phrase "male pheromone" refers to chemical signals released by males of some species that can affect the behavior or physiology of other individuals, usually females. These pheromones are used to attract mates or communicate information such as dominance or fertility. Full definition

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Sentences with «male pheromone»

Neuroscientists investigate fluctuations in female attraction to and sensory perception of male pheromones throughout the estrous cycle... (jax.org)
A similar discovery in fruit flies, reported in an earlier independent study, which shows that a particular sex pheromone enhances female sexual behaviors and male aggression via separate neural circuits between the sexes, suggests that a sexually distinct circuit may be a universal strategy for converting male pheromone information into appropriate behavioral output. (sciencedaily.com)
Then they took a hefty whiff of either yeast (a control) or androstadienone, a suspected male pheromone present in sweat (which was also mixed with yeast to mask any perceptible odor), and played the game again. (sciencemag.org)
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Phrases with «male pheromone»

Sentences with «male pheromone»

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