Role of pheremorones in territorial behavior

• Animals such dogs, cats, and other animals use pheromones to mark their territories and establish ownership.
• Pheromones help animals to distinguish members of the territory.
• Attracting mates: Many insects emit pheromones to attract potential mates into a territory.
• Pheromones such injured bee’s “ranked smell” solicit defence causing other angry bees to sting
• Alarm signals: animals use pheromones to scare away potential competitor to their territory.
• Insects produce pheromones to tell other female insects to lay their eggs elsewhere
• Animals produce pheromones to strengthen bonds between mother and offspring in a territory.

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