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A pheromone (from Greek φ?ρω phero "to bear" + hormone from Greek ?ρμ? - "impetus") is a chemical signal that triggers a natural response in another member of the same species.信息素（来自希腊语φ？ρω信息素“承受” +希腊语φρμ？的激素-“冲动”）是一种化学信号，可触发同一物种另一成员的自然反应。 There are alarm pheromones, food trail pheromones, sex pheromones, and many others that affect behavior or physiology.有警报信息素，食物追踪信息素，性信息素，以及许多其他会影响行为或生理的信息素。 Their use among insects has been particularly well documented.它们在昆虫中的使用已被特别记录。 In addition, some vertebrates and plants communicate by using pheromones.另外，一些脊椎动物和植物通过使用信息素进行通信。
The term "pheromone" was introduced by Peter Karlson and Martin Lüscher in 1959, based on the Greek word pherein (to transport) and hormone (to stimulate).彼得洛尔森（Peter Karlson）和马丁·吕歇（MartinLüscher）于XNUMX年引入了“信息素”一词，该词的意思是希腊语pherein（运输）和激素（刺激）。 They are also classified as ecto-hormones.它们也被归类为外激素。 These chemical messengers are transported outside of the body and result in a direct developmental effect on hormone levels or behavioral change.They proposed the term to describe chemical signals from conspecifics which elicit innate behaviours soon after the German Biochemist Adolf Butenandt characterized the first such chemical, Bombykol (a chemically well-characterized pheromone released by the female silkworm to attract mates).这些化学信使被运到体外，对荷尔蒙水平或行为改变产生直接的发育影响。他们提出该术语来描述来自特定物种的化学信号，这些物种在德国生物化学家阿道夫·布特南特（Adolf Butenandt）对第一种此类化学物质进行表征后不久就引发了先天行为， Bombykol（一种由雌性蚕释放的化学特征丰富的信息素，以吸引伴侣）。