Sentences with phrase «examples of pheromones»

Still, scientists have continued to hunt for examples of pheromones that humans might sense.

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For example, when the researchers eliminated cues that normally promote aggression in a target fly — such as pheromones — the flies containing the hyperactivated «aggression» neurons attacked those targets despite the absence of the cues.

Within the review, a three - phase reintroduction protocol for reducing conflict between cats in a household is described; examples of environmental enrichment for improving welfare by increasing the physical, social and temporal complexity of the environment are provided; and the use of a synthetic analogue of the feline facial pheromone is recommended.

Sexual dimorphism in pheromone receptor expression has been reported in rats [20], but the best defined mammalian example is the detection of the male - specific pheromone ESP1 by Vmn2r116, which is capable of eliciting lordosis behavior specifically in female mice.

«This is the first and probably only example of where the whole problem is worked out over the entire circuit from how the sensory receptor protein detects say an odor or pheromone to how the animal behaves,» says Professor Lily Jan, Investigator at the University of California San Francisco, and member of the Kavli 2012 Prize Committee for Neuroscience.

For example, Adaptil, a synthetic analogue of a calming pheromone for dogs, can calm dogs in a variety of situations, and it comes in various forms including diffusers, collars and sprays.

For example, Adaptil, a synthetic analogue of a calming pheromone for dogs, can help calm dogs in a variety of situations, and it comes in various forms including diffusers, collars and sprays.