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A pheromone that elicits an alarm reaction in an animal-species population, causing an excited behavioral state.
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“alarm pheromone”
A chemical substance exchanged among members of the same species that induces a state of alertness or alarm in the face of a common threat: Jeff read about thealarm pheromone referring to the release or ejection of a certain substance to alert the others of the same species of an oncoming danger, threat, or attack.
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