Computer simulations show that these simple rules for ant behaviour lead to a build -
up of pheromone along tracks that are relatively straight (New Scientist, Science, 27 March).
Not exact matches
After we caught
up on the new and old men in our lives, Cara, the only suck -
up to bring an article this week, began a discussion on the fragrances that remind men
of pumpkin pie — based on her article from Cosmopolitan (inherited, NOT purchased), which contested that a combination
of pie and lavender is in fact the key to
pheromone attraction.
Two years later a pair
of termite researchers came
up with a name for such a social chemical —
pheromone.
Evidence that animal
pheromones don't always work in they way we thought, backed
up by a growing number
of brain - imaging studies in humans, is convincing some researchers that we really do make and respond to
pheromones.
RS also turns
up in the male sex
pheromones of another species
of wasp, N. giraulti, whereas RR appears to be unique.
Yet 70 %
of people lack a vomeronasal organ, a crescent - shaped bundle
of neurons at the base
of each nostril that allows a variety
of species — from reptiles to nonprimate mammals — to pick
up on
pheromones.
That early work has been followed
up by more recent studies on other types
of pheromones.
Our sense
of smell helps us subconsciously pick
up others»
pheromones, which are chemical substances that our bodies secrete and give us information about the sexuality
of the other person.
Audaciously staged as a little - more - than - real - time dramatization
of a single night's house party, the air humid with that special,
pheromone - drenched mist
of booze and sweat and young sex and aspirations towards same, Can't Hardly Wait is a reminder
of the pop - cultural moment when Brad and Gwyneth were the hot celebrity couple, Jennifer Love Hewitt was an
up - and - comer, nobody had ever heard
of Selma Blair or Lauren Ambrose, and the likes
of Smash Mouth and Eve 6 were planting hit singles on MTV and the radio.
The Lenexa, Kansas, company is counting on drug - free,
pheromone - based Feliscratch by Feliway to ultimately reduce the numbers
of felines that frustrated owners put
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A
pheromone is a hormone messenger that is excreted by mammalian species that emits a scent that is picked
up by other members
of the species.
In their randomized, blinded, crossover study, the researchers found cats were more likely to scratch surfaces with the
pheromone on them than surfaces without, and concluded the use
of FIS in changing where cats scratch —
of great importance when inappropriate scratching can result in a cat ending
up in a shelter or living outside.
Puppies less than 4 months old or dogs in heat should not visit the dog park — the first is at risk
of picking
up a disease, while the second can create a dog fight due to
pheromone craziness and / or aggression.
The Lenexa, Kansas, company is counting on drug - free,
pheromone - based Feliscratch by Feliway to ultimately reduce the numbers
of felines that frustrated owners put
up for adoption or choose to have declawed.
These tools are part
of your loadout and allow you to manipulate the hordes
of zombies, whether it's distracting them for a while with a damper to keep them from gnawing your face off, or grouping them
up to use PAM, a
pheromone - laced molotov cocktail that sends them rushing after your enemies in an enhanced rage.