Talk:Attractant
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[edit]It is not clear to me whether this article is about attractants or synomones. Is attractant a sub-class of synomones, or just another name for it? Derek Andrews (talk) 14:05, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
An attractant is a term for a chemical (natural or synthetic) that attracts organisms. For intra-specific interactions, a natural attractant can either be a sex pheromonal component to attract members of the opposite sex, or an aggregation pheromonal component that attracts either individuals of one or both sexes. However for inter-specific interactions, we have a) allomones (emitter species benefits), b) kairomones (receiver species benefits) and c) synomones (both interacting species benefit) - PLEASE SEE SEMIOCHEMICALS: ALLOMONES, KAIROMONES AND SYNOMONES for more details. 14:11, 16 July 2019 (UTC)Khtan55 (talk)