Pheromones can have primer or releaser effects. A releaser effect is one that elicits an immediate response, whereas a primer effect changes the responsiveness of a recipient to subsequent stimuli.
INSECT pheromones that control chemically the behaviour of highly specialized social insect species have been well documented 1. One of these pheromones, termite trail-following substance ...
Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Pheromones are elusive yet potent biochemical signals that play a crucial role in guiding social interactions among members of the same species.
Symonds, Matthew R. E. and Elgar, Mark A. 2004. The mode of pheromone evolution: evidence from bark beetles. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B ...