Question

What are pheromones? Give the Examples.

Answer 1

Pheromones are chemical substances that are secreted by certain animals to the surroundings to facilitate communication.​Pheromones help in attracting mates, informing the availability of food, determining the path of travel, signalling dangers, etc.

Examples - The muscone in the musk deer, the civeton in the civet cat, bombykol in the female silkworm moth, etc. are examples for pheromones.