Apneumon
An apneumon ( Greek α πνεῦμα a pneuma "without breath") is a messenger substance that is emitted by inanimate matter and that triggers a favorable behavioral or physiological reaction in a recipient individual of a certain type, but at the same time an adverse behavioral or physiological reaction in an individual of a different species. The term was coined in 1976 by Donald Nordlund and WJ Lewis. However, it has largely received no response from experts and is rarely used.
In the English language, the term apneumone is also used for various lungless animal species, such as some species of spider.
The term Nekromon was used for substances such as oleic acid and linoleic acid , which are exuded by dead insects . These substances seem to have a deterrent effect on various ants and termite species .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Donald A. Nordlund, WJ Lewis: Terminology of chemical releasing stimuli in intraspecific and interspecific interactions. In: Journal of Chemical Ecology. 2, 1976, pp. 211-220, doi : 10.1007 / BF00987744 .
- ↑ Clive Bromhall: Spider tracheal systems. In: Tissue and Cell. 19, 1987, pp. 793-807, doi : 10.1016 / 0040-8166 (87) 90020-6 .
- ↑ CD Rollo, E. Czvzewska, JH Borden: Fatty acid necromones for cockroaches. In: Natural Sciences. 81, 1994, pp. 409-410, doi : 10.1007 / BF01132695 .
- ^ Qian Sun: Corpse Management in Social Insects. In: International Journal of Biological Sciences. 9, 2013, pp. 313-321, doi : 10.7150 / ijbs.5781 .