A cat pheromone is a chemical molecule, or compound, that is used by cats and other felids for communication. These pheromones are produced and detected...
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A pheromone (from Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) 'to bear' and hormone) is a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members...
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Felinine is a possible cat pheromone. Cats, domestic or wild, participate in social behaviors, even though it is thought that most cat species (besides lions)...
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as those made by small mammals. It secretes and perceives pheromones. Female domestic cats can have kittens from spring to late autumn in temperate zones...
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contaminate crops, especially grain or feed stocks. Farm cats hunt the rodent population, and their pheromones keep further rodents from filling the void. Archeological...
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acid, is an amino acid found in cat urine and a precursor via microbial lyase of the putative cat pheromone and thiol called 3-mercapto-3-methylbutan-1-ol...
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in large amounts in cat urine. There is also evidence that it can serve as a peptide hydrolase in the production of cat pheromone precursors. Cauxin has...
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Ratan Lal Brahmachary (section Human pheromone)
distinguished biochemist and a pioneer of tiger pheromone studies in India. He was widely known for his research in pheromones, although his academic background based...
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"safe". The cat rubs its cheeks on prominent objects in the preferred territory, depositing a chemical pheromone, known as a contentment pheromone. Synthetic...
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including Actinidia polygama. Cat pheromone#Cat attractants for other chemicals that have behavioural effects on cats Cavill GW, Ford DL, Locksley HD...
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Dog appeasing pheromone (DAP), sometimes known as apasine, is a mixture of esters of fatty acids released by the sebaceous glands in the inter-mammary...
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3-Mercapto-3-methylbutan-1-ol (category Pheromones)
defensive mechanism. Further investigation into this dynamic is needed. Cat pheromone 3-Mercapto-3-methylbutan-1-ol at Sigma-Aldrich Nomenclature of Organic...
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Nepetalactone (category Pheromones)
which they are sex pheromones. Nepetalactones are cat attractants, and cause the behavioral effects that catnip induces in domestic cats. However, they affect...
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pheromones. The vomeronasal organ is named for its closeness to the vomer and nasal bones, and is particularly well developed in animals such as cats...
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Scent rubbing (section Domestic cat)
release the feline facial pheromone during facial rubbing in order to leave this pheromone on the objects around them. Cats scent rub against objects...
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Scratching post (redirect from Cat post)
outlet for cats that facilitates communication. Cats have scent glands in their paws, allowing them to leave their scents and pheromones on surfaces...
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Vomeronasal organ (category Pheromones)
Buffington CA (October 2000). "Effects of a synthetic facial pheromone on behavior of cats". Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 217...
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Dog communication (redirect from Dog pheromone)
Dogs also communicate via gustatory communication, utilizing scent and pheromones. Humans can communicate with dogs through a wide variety of methods. Broadly...
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damage. Pheromone traps have been used to monitor pest populations in the canopy. These release volatile chemicals that attract males. Pheromone traps can...
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kairomone (a coinage using the Greek καιρός opportune moment, paralleling pheromone) is a semiochemical, emitted by an organism, which mediates interspecific...
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Fear (section Pheromones and contagion)
with the alarm pheromone, and their preference/avoidance for odors from cylinders containing the pheromone, showed that the pheromone had very low volatility...
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Major urinary proteins (category Pheromones)
animals, functioning as pheromone transporters and stabilizers in rodents and pigs. Mups can also act as protein pheromones themselves. They have been...
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Indianmeal moth (section Female pheromones)
box with a pheromone lure and sticky walls inside. These traps are known as pheromone traps. Male moths are attracted by the female pheromone (the lure)...
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Androsterone (category Human pheromones)
is an endogenous steroid hormone, neurosteroid, and putative pheromone. It is a weak androgen with a potency that is approximately 1/7 that of...
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Astraphobia (section Dogs and cats)
and dog appeasing pheromone, a synthetic analogue of a hormone secreted by nursing canine mothers. Studies have also shown that cats can be afraid of thunderstorms...
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Giant panda (redirect from Black-and-white cat-foot)
accompanied by physiological changes identify civetone and decanoic acid as pheromone candidates for giant pandas". Zoo Biology. 39 (3): 176–185. doi:10.1002/zoo...
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Channel catfish (redirect from Channel cat)
capable of producing and recognizing individual specific pheromones. Through these pheromones, a catfish can identify not only the species and sex of a...
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Fel d 1 (section Variation in cats)
androgen-binding protein (ABP; not to be confused with the human SHBG), a salivary pheromone. A homolog of Fel d 1 protein is also present in the venom of the slow...
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Bunting (animal behavior) (category Cat behavior)
high. Cats also use bunting as a way to familiarize themselves with their environment, and the pheromones released through this work to ease the cat's anxieties...
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