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Definition of Kairomones
1. kairomone [n] - See also: kairomone
Medical Definition of Kairomones
1. A flower scent used to attract or repel other species. Compare: pheromones, allomones. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kairomones
Literary usage of Kairomones
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"Studies are carried out on the following: behavioral and developmental manipulation;
hormones; pheromones; kairomones; insect olfaction; insect acoustics; ..."
2. Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering by Joan Burrelli, Carolyn Arena, Carolyn Shettle, Deborah Fort (1998)
"... kairomones, and other naturally or synthetically produced substances that
modify insect behavior. Trap cropping—planting a small plot of a crop earlier ..."
3. Eco-Restructuring; Implications for Sustainable Development by Robert U. Ayres, Paul Michael Weaver (1998)
"kairomones kairomones are compounds emitted by an insect to convey a behavioural
response to a member of a different species. They carry an advantage to the ..."
4. Feast of Dates by Daniel T. Potts (2002)
"A FEAST OF DATES Pheromones are chemical compounds produced in minute quantities
by the male weevils; kairomones are compounds produced in small quantities ..."
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