‘Pheromones’: a New Term for a Class of Biologically Active Substances
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
The term pheromone was coined to describe a chemical substance which carries a message about the physiological or behavioral state of an insect to members of its own species, resulting in a specific reaction.
“The term pheromone was coined to describe a chemical substance which carries a message about the physiological or behavioral state of an insect to members of its own species, resulting in 'a specific reaction, for example a definite behaviour or a developmental process' (Karlson and Luscher, 1959).”
From Human Vomeronasal Organ Function: A Critical Review of Best and Worst Cases (2001) · cites this paper as Karlson and Luscher, 1959
It can be argued that there is no need for a special term for mutually beneficial chemical communication, but some distinction between communication and a casual use of chemosensory information does seem a useful distinction.
“It can be argued (Beauchamp et al., 1976) that there is no need for a special term for mutually beneficial chemical communication, but, as emphasized by Karlson and Luscher (Karlson and Luscher, 1959), some distinction between communication and a casual use of chemosensory information does seem a useful distinction.”
From Human Vomeronasal Organ Function: A Critical Review of Best and Worst Cases (2001) · cites this paper as Karlson and Luscher, 1959
It is clear in the original description, and in a later more extensive review of examples, that pheromone communication was to be real communication, beneficial to the sender and, by implication, to the receiver.
“It is clear in the original description, and in a later more extensive review of examples (Karlson and Butenandt, 1959), that this was to be real communication, beneficial to the sender and, by implication, to the receiver.”
From Human Vomeronasal Organ Function: A Critical Review of Best and Worst Cases (2001) · cites this paper as Karlson and Luscher, 1959
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Animal Communication: When I'm Calling You, Will You Answer Too?
Vickers, N. J. (2017) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.05.064 · Cited by 1,793 · see citing works
Allelochemics: chemical interactions between species.
Whittaker, R., & Feeny, P. (1971) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.171.3973.757 · Cited by 1,219 · see citing works
Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 3
Duvall, D., Müller-Schwarze, D., & Silverstein, R. M. (1983) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-0-387-73945-8 · Cited by 1,060 · see citing works
Ferrari, M. C. O., Wisenden, B. D., & Chivers, D. P. (2010) · Canadian Journal of Zoology · doi:10.1139/z10-029 · Cited by 926 · see citing works
“However, one of the examples of a pheromone given by Karlson and Lüscher (1959) was the ‘‘warning substance of the minnow’’, citing von Frisch (1941).”
InfluentialInteractions between Diatoms and Bacteria
Amin, S., Parker, M., & Armbrust, E. (2012) · Microbiology and Molecular Reviews · doi:10.1128/mmbr.00007-12 · Cited by 894 · see citing works
“Pheromones are defined as compounds that coordinate activities between individuals of the same species (93), and they share characteristics with the quorum-sensing mechanism.”
BackgroundLook who's talking: communication and quorum sensing in the bacterial world
Williams, P., Winzer, K., Chan, W., & Cámara, M. (2007) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rstb.2007.2039 · Cited by 834 · see citing works
“Such signal molecules could be considered as 'pheromones', a term originally coined by Karlson & Luscher (1959) from the Greek 'pherein' (to transfer) and 'hormon' (to excite).”
BackgroundBiosynthesis of bacteriocins in lactic acid bacteria
Nes, I., Diep, D., Håvarstein, L., Brurberg, M., Eijsink, V., & Holo, H. (1996) · Antonie van Leeuwenhoek · doi:10.1007/bf00395929 · Cited by 738 · see citing works
A Multigene Family Encoding a Diverse Array of Putative Pheromone Receptors in Mammals
Matsunami, H., & Buck, L. B. (1997) · Cell · doi:10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80537-1 · Cited by 706 · see citing works
Genes and ligands for odorant, vomeronasal and taste receptors
Mombaerts, P. (2004) · Nature reviews. Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/nrn1365 · Cited by 693 · see citing works
“Historically, pheromones were defined as 'biological compounds that are secreted and have a defined physiological or behavioural effect on an individual of the same species”
BackgroundA Conserved Dedicated Olfactory Circuit for Detecting Harmful Microbes in Drosophila
Stensmyr, M. C., Dweck, H. K. M., Farhan, A., Ibba, I., Strutz, A., Mukunda, L., Linz, J., Grabe, V., Steck, K., Lavista-Llanos, S., et al. (2012) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2012.09.046 · Cited by 630 · see citing works
“Prime examples are pheromones (Karlson and Lüscher, 1959), which have been particularly well studied in insects.”
Neural circuit mechanisms of social behavior
Chen, P., & Hong, W. (2018) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2018.02.026 · Cited by 527 · see citing works
“…for identifying projection patterns of individual neurons or synapse-specific projections of brain regions hold great potential in understanding the projection composition of cells that comprise a circuit (Callaway and Luo, 2015; Kebschull et al., 2016; Tervo et al., 2016; Zingg et al., 2017).”
Insect pheromones—an overview of biosynthesis and endocrine regulation
Tillman, J. A., Seybold, S. J., Jurenka, R. A., & Blomquist, G. J. (1999) · Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · doi:10.1016/s0965-1748(99)00016-8 · Cited by 547 · see citing works
“Pheromones, a chemical or blend of chemicals released by an organism that causes a specific behavioral or physiological reaction in one or more conspecific individuals (Karlson and Lüscher, 1959; Nordlund and Lewis, 1976), are important mediators of communication”
BackgroundDarwinian aesthetics: sexual selection and the biology of beauty
Grammer, K., Fink, B., Møller, A. P., & Thornhill, R. (2003) · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · doi:10.1017/s1464793102006085 · Cited by 556 · see citing works
Sensing Odorants and Pheromones with Chemosensory Receptors
Touhara, K., & Vosshall, L. B. (2009) · Annual Review of Physiology · doi:10.1146/annurev.physiol.010908.163209 · Cited by 569 · see citing works
Pheromonal communication in vertebrates
Brennan, P., & Zufall, F. (2006) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature05404 · Cited by 485 · see citing works
“jpg" NDATA ITEM> ]> The term pheromone was introduced by Karlson and Luscher in 1959 (ref”
Johnson, R. P. (1973) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1016/s0003-3472(73)80012-0 · Cited by 439 · see citing works
Segerstrale, U. (2020) · Synthese · doi:10.1007/bf02268423 · Cited by 417
Sakurai, T., Nakagawa, T., Mitsuno, H., Mori, H., Endo, Y., Tanoue, S., Yasukochi, Y., Touhara, K., & Nishioka, T. (2004) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · doi:10.1073/pnas.0407596101 · Cited by 404
Variable patterns of axonal projections of sensory neurons in the mouse vomeronasal system
Rodriguez, I., Feinstein, P., & Mombaerts, P. (1999) · Cell · doi:10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80730-8 · Cited by 402 · see citing works
The evolution of pheromone diversity.
Symonds, M., & Elgar, M. (2008) · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · doi:10.1016/j.tree.2007.11.009 · Cited by 375 · see citing works
Wyatt, T. (2010) · Journal of Comparative Physiology · doi:10.1007/s00359-010-0564-y · Cited by 365 · see citing works
Savic, I., Berglund, H., Gulyás, B., & Roland, P. (2001) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/s0896-6273(01)00390-7 · Cited by 350 · see citing works
Roberts, S. A., Simpson, D. M., Armstrong, S., Davidson, A., Robertson, D. H., McLean, L., Beynon, R., & Hurst, J. (2010) · BMC Biology · doi:10.1186/1741-7007-8-75 · Cited by 348 · see citing works
“Background Pheromones are specific chemical signals, produced for communication between individuals of the same species, that trigger a specific natural behaviour or physiological process [1].”
BackgroundThe physiological responses of anovulatory ewes to the introduction of rams - a review
Martin, G., Oldham, C., Cognié, Y., & Pearce, D. T. (1986) · doi:10.1016/0301-6226(86)90031-x · Cited by 345
Tirindelli, R., Dibattista, M., Pifferi, S., & Menini, A. (2009) · Physiological Reviews · doi:10.1152/physrev.00037.2008 · Cited by 370 · see citing works
The neuroendocrinology of the microbiota-gut-brain axis: a behavioural perspective
Cussotto, S., Sandhu, K. V., Dinan, T. G., & Cryan, J. F. (2018) · Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2018.04.002 · Cited by 326 · see citing works
Sex-peptides: seminal peptides of the Drosophila male
Kubli, E. (2003) · Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (CMLS) · doi:10.1007/s00018-003-3052 · Cited by 326 · see citing works
Sorensen, P. W., Hara, T. J., Stacey, N., & Goetz, F. (1988) · Biology of Reproduction · doi:10.1095/biolreprod39.5.1039 · Cited by 295 · see citing works
HOMING AND OLFACTION IN SALMONIDS: A CRITICAL REVIEW WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE ATLANTIC SALMON
Stabell, O. (1984) · doi:10.1111/j.1469-185x.1984.tb00709.x · Cited by 291
Synthesis of optically active pheromones
Mori, K. (1989) · doi:10.1016/s0040-4020(01)81007-3 · Cited by 290
Human Vomeronasal Organ Function: A Critical Review of Best and Worst Cases
Meredith, M. (2001) · Chemical Senses · doi:10.1093/chemse/26.4.433 · Cited by 280 · see citing works
“The term pheromone was coined to describe a chemical substance which carries a message about the physiological or behavioral state of an insect to members of its own species, resulting in 'a specific reaction, for example a definite behaviour or a developmental process' (Karlson and Luscher, 1959).”
BackgroundInfluentialAcute anosmia in the rat: a behavioral test of a peripherally-induced olfactory deficit.
Alberts, J. R., & Galef, B. G. (1971) · Physiology and Behavior · doi:10.1016/0031-9384(71)90218-6 · Cited by 268 · see citing works
“IN RECENTyears psychological, physiological and ethological research has indicated that olfactory inputs can excite, inhibit, and direct many vital behaviors and organismic states in a variety of mammalian species [1-7,11].”
BackgroundInsect Olfaction: Deciphering System for Chemical Messages
Schneider, D. (1969) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.163.3871.1031 · Cited by 250 · see citing works
Genes encoding candidate pheromone receptors in a moth (Heliothis virescens).
Krieger, J., Grosse-Wilde, E., Gohl, T., Dewer, Y. M. E., Raming, K., & Breer, H. (2004) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · doi:10.1073/pnas.0403052101 · Cited by 256
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATION IN RODENTS: FROM PHEROMONES TO INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION
Johnston, R. E. (2003) · Journal of Mammalogy · doi:10.1644/ble-010 · Cited by 249 · see citing works
“…as substances that elicited or released a response in a conspecific; the 1st examples to be identified were sex attractants in insects in which the response was upwind flight or locomotion (Karlson 1960; Karlson and Butenandt 1959; Karlson and Lüscher 1959; Whitten 1966; Wilson and Bossert 1963).”
Olfactory regulation of maternal behavior in mammals
Lévy, F., Keller, M., & Poindron, P. (2004) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2004.02.005 · Cited by 248 · see citing works
Terminology of chemical releasing stimuli in intraspecific and interspecific interactions
Nordlund, D. A., & Lewis, W. (1976) · Journal of Chemical Ecology · doi:10.1007/bf00987744 · Cited by 246 · see citing works
Something in the Air? New Insights into Mammalian Pheromones
Brennan, P. A., & Keverne, E. B. (2004) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2003.12.052 · Cited by 236 · see citing works
“This term was first used by Karlson and Lüscher [1] and defined as ‘substances secreted to the outside of an individual and received by a second individual of the same species in which they release a specific reaction, for example, a definite behaviour or developmental process’ [1].”
The Evolutionary Origins of Hormones, Neurotransmitters, and Other Extracellular Chemical Messengers
Bleich, H. L., Moore, M. J., Roth, J., LeRoith, D., Shiloach, J., Rosenzweig, J. L., Lesniak, M. A., & Havránková, J. (1982) · New England Journal of Medicine · doi:10.1056/nejm198203043060907 · Cited by 229 · see citing works
FACTORS AFFECTING THE SECRETION OF LUTEINIZING HORMONE IN THE EWE
Martin, G. B. (1984) · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · doi:10.1111/j.1469-185x.1984.tb00401.x · Cited by 233 · see citing works
Facts, fallacies, fears, and frustrations with human pheromones
Wysocki, C. J., & Preti, G. (2004) · The Anatomical Record Part A: Discoveries in Molecular, Cellular, and Evolutionary Biology · doi:10.1002/ar.a.20125 · Cited by 220 · see citing works
“The pheromone concept was introduced in 1959 by Karlson and Lüscher (1959), who studied invertebrate responses to invisible forms of communication.”
BackgroundInfluentialTwo chemoreceptors mediate developmental effects of dauer pheromone in C. elegans
Kim, K., Sato, K., Shibuya, M., Zeiger, D. M., Butcher, R., Ragains, J. R., Clardy, J., Touhara, K., & Sengupta, P. (2009) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1176331 · Cited by 219 · see citing works
Blyth, B. J., & Sykes, P. (2011) · Radiation Research · doi:10.1667/rr2548.1 · Cited by 215
Cyclic regulation of sensory perception by a female hormone alters behavior
Dey, S., Chamero, P., Pru, J. K., Chien, M.-S., Ibarra-Soria, X., Spencer, K. R., Logan, D. W., Matsunami, H., Peluso, J. J., & Stowers, L. (2015) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2015.04.052 · Cited by 204 · see citing works
“A subset of detected chemosignals is thought to be specialized to signal social behavior between individuals (pheromones) 1334 Cell 161, 1334–1344, June 4, 2015 ª2015 Elsevier Inc. and warn of potential predators (kairomones) (Karlson and Luscher, 1959;Wyatt, 2010).”
BackgroundInsect pheromones: An overview of function, form, and discovery.
Yew, J., & Chung, H. (2015) · Progress in lipid research · doi:10.1016/j.plipres.2015.06.001 · Cited by 209 · see citing works
“It is derived from two Greek words, pherin (to transfer) and hormōn (to excite) [7].”
BackgroundMagnificent seven: roles of G protein-coupled receptors in extracellular sensing in fungi
Xue, C., Hsueh, Y.-P., & Heitman, J. (2008) · FEMS Microbiology Reviews · doi:10.1111/j.1574-6976.2008.00131.x · Cited by 206 · see citing works
“N IH -PA Author M anuscript N IH -PA Author M anuscript N IH -PA Author M anuscript GPCRs in pheromone sensing Pheromones are defined as substances that mediate communication between individuals of the same species (Karlson & Luscher, 1959).”
BackgroundGenetic Analysis of Brain Circuits Underlying Pheromone Signaling
Dulac, C. G., & Wagner, S. (2006) · Annual Review of Genetics · doi:10.1146/annurev.genet.39.073003.093937 · Cited by 227 · see citing works
“Pheromones were defined as “substances that are excreted to the outside by an individual and received by a second individual of the same species in which they release a specific reaction, for example a definite behavior or developmental process” (31).”
BackgroundHuman olfaction: a constant state of change-blindness
Sela, L., & Sobel, N. (2010) · Experimental Brain Research · doi:10.1007/s00221-010-2348-6 · Cited by 226 · see citing works
“Pheromones are odorants that are released by one member of a species to inXuence or signal other members of the same species (Karlson and Luscher 1959), yet nowhere in their classic deWnition does the issue of awareness arise.”
BackgroundMaier, I., & Müller, D. G. (1986) · doi:10.2307/1541801 · Cited by 199
Representing Sex in the Brain, One Module at a Time
Yang, C. F., & Shah, N. M. (2014) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2014.03.029 · Cited by 197 · see citing works
“Many animals, including mice, secrete pheromones, chemosensory cues that signal social and reproductive status to other members of the species, to initiate social interactions (Karlson and Lüscher, 1959).”
Identification of a pheromone regulating caste differentiation in termites
Matsuura, K., Himuro, C., Yokoi, T., Yamamoto, Y., Vargo, E. L., & Keller, L. (2010) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1004675107 · Cited by 210 · see citing works
A putative pheromone receptor gene expressed in human olfactory mucosa
Rodriguez, I., Greer, C. A., Mok, M. Y., & Mombaerts, P. (2000) · Nature Genetics · doi:10.1038/79124 · Cited by 235 · see citing works
Hagelin, J., & Jones, I. (2007) · doi:10.1642/0004-8038(2007)124[741:boaocs]2.0.co;2 · Cited by 195
“However, Karlson and Luscher (1959) originally described a pheromone as a specifi c kind of cue, capable of eliciting stereotyped behaviors when present in minute quantities, which is similar to the ethological concept of a “sign” or “releasing” stimulus (Johnston 2000).”
ResultDunham, P. J. (1978) · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · doi:10.1111/j.1469-185x.1978.tb00864.x · Cited by 192 · see citing works
“. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. INTRODUCTION A pheromone is a substance released by an organism that influences the behaviour of other organisms of the same species (Karlson & Luscher, 1959).”
Multiple new and isolated families within the mouse superfamily of V1r vomeronasal receptors
Rodriguez, I., Punta, K. D., Rothman, A., Ishii, T., & Mombaerts, P. (2002) · Nature Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/nn795 · Cited by 193 · see citing works
“Pheromones were defined as “substances which are secreted to the outside by an individual and received by a second individual of the same species, in which they release a specific reaction, for example, a definite behavior or a developmental process””
BackgroundDetection of female mating status using chemical signals and cues
Thomas, M. (2011) · Biological Reviews of The Cambridge Philosophical Society · doi:10.1111/j.1469-185x.2010.00130.x · Cited by 192 · see citing works
“Chemical signals that are involved specifically in information exchange among individuals of the same species are known as pheromones (Karlson & Lüscher, 1959).”
BackgroundKaur, A. W., Ackels, T., Kuo, T.-H., Cichy, A., Dey, S., Hays, C. K., Kateri, M., Logan, D. W., Marton, T. F., Spehr, M., et al. (2014) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2014.02.025 · Cited by 207 · see citing works
“Behavioral analysis of mice indicates that a subset of odor cues emitted and detected between members of the same species, termed pheromones, is specialized to generate social behavior (Karlson and Luscher, 1959; Wyatt, 2010).”
BackgroundChemical Communication in the Social Insects.
Wilson, E. O. (1965) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.149.3688.1064 · Cited by 186
Pyrones as bacterial signaling molecules.
Brachmann, A., Brameyer, S., Kresovic, D., Hitkova, I., Kopp, Y., Manske, C., Schubert, K., Bode, H., & Heermann, R. (2013) · Nature Chemical Biology · doi:10.1038/nchembio.1295 · Cited by 185 · see citing works
Significance of chirality in pheromone science.
Mori, K. (2007) · Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2007.08.040 · Cited by 179
Rizvi, S. A. H., George, J., Reddy, G. V. P., Zeng, X., & Guerrero, Á. (2021) · Insects · doi:10.3390/insects12060484 · Cited by 195 · see citing works
“Since the structural characterization of the first sex pheromone of the silkworm moth Bombyx mori in 1959 [3,4], more than 600 species [5] of lepidopteran pheromones have been identified.”
BackgroundMHC peptides and the sensory evaluation of genotype.
Boehm, T., & Zufall, F. (2006) · Trends in Neurosciences · doi:10.1016/j.tins.2005.11.006 · Cited by 175 · see citing works
“Pheromones, as classically defined [ 13 ], would not be affected by either mechanism because they function as structurally invariant signals among individuals of the same species; however, this definition is currently in flux and might need to be revised [14].”
BackgroundSorensen, P., & Stacey, N. (2004) · New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research · doi:10.1080/00288330.2004.9517248 · Cited by 175 · see citing works
Wyatt, T. (2017) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.06.039 · Cited by 173 · see citing works
“Signature odours do not fit the original pheromone criterion of a defined chemical mixture eliciting particular behaviour or other response (Karlson and Luscher, 1959).”
A tangerine-scented social odour in a monogamous seabird
Hagelin, J., Jones, I., & Rasmussen, L. (2003) · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspb.2003.2379 · Cited by 165 · see citing works
Wyatt, T. (2009) · Nature · doi:10.1038/457262a · Cited by 164 · see citing works
Pheromones and Animal Behavior: Chemical Signals And Signatures
Wyatt, D. (2014) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/cbo9781139030748 · Cited by 161 · see citing works
The “male effect” in sheep and goats: a review of the respective roles of the two olfactory systems
Gelez, H., & Fabre‐Nys, C. (2004) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2004.05.002 · Cited by 140 · see citing works
Ovarian steroid glucuronides function as sex pheromones for male zebrafish, Brachydanio rerio
van den Hurk, R., & Lambert, J. (1983) · doi:10.1139/z83-317 · Cited by 157
Psychological State and Mood Effects of Steroidal Chemosignals in Women and Men
Jacob, S., & McClintock, M. K. (2000) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1006/hbeh.1999.1559 · Cited by 202 · see citing works
Clare, A., Freet, R. K., & McClary, M. (1994) · Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom · doi:10.1017/s0025315400035803 · Cited by 153 · see citing works
Behavioral and electrophysiological effects of androstadienone, a human pheromone
Grosser, B. I., Monti-Bloch, L., Jennings-White, C., & Berliner, D. L. (2000) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/s0306-4530(99)00056-6 · Cited by 150 · see citing works
From genes to social communication: molecular sensing by the vomeronasal organ
Chamero, P., Leinders‐Zufall, T., & Zufall, F. (2012) · Trends in Neurosciences · doi:10.1016/j.tins.2012.04.011 · Cited by 150 · see citing works
Learned recognition of maternal signature odors mediates the first suckling episode in mice
Logan, D. W., Brunet, L. J., Webb, W. R., Cutforth, T., Ngai, J., & Stowers, L. (2012) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.08.041 · Cited by 148 · see citing works
“We perform in utero alteration of native amniotic fluid and find that the bioactivity is inconsistent with that expected of a classic pheromone [41].”
Olfactory systems and neural circuits that modulate predator odor fear
Takahashi, L. K. (2014) · Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00072 · Cited by 162 · see citing works
“In contrast, the AOS mediates innate responses to non-volatile, fluid-phase chemical cues or pheromones (Meredith, 1991; Breer et al., 2006), which are chemicals released from one organism that influence the behavior or physiology of another organism of the same species (Karlson and Luscher, 1959).”
BackgroundChemosignals, hormones and mammalian reproduction
Petrulis, A. (2013) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2013.03.011 · Cited by 142 · see citing works
“…of insects and was defined as “substances which are secreted to the outside by an individual and received by a second individual of the same species, in which they release a specific reaction, for example, a definite behavior or a developmental process” (Karlson and Luscher, 1959; Wyatt, 2009).”
The ‘ram effect’ as a way of modifying the reproductive activity in the ewe
Rosa, H., & Bryant, M. (2002) · doi:10.1016/s0921-4488(02)00107-4 · Cited by 141
“…it has become quite clear that the stimuli involved in the ram effect originate primarily from pheromones (according to the definition of Karlson and Luscher, 1959) produced spontaneously by the rams (Signoret, 1991), in association with behavioural cues generated mainly during the…”
<i>Drosophila</i> sensory receptors—a set of molecular Swiss Army Knives
Montell, C. (2021) · Genetics · doi:10.1093/genetics/iyaa011 · Cited by 140 · see citing works
Wang, Z., Sindreu, C. B., Li, V., Nudelman, A. S., Chan, G. C. ‐., & Storm, D. R. (2006) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.1967-06.2006 · Cited by 138 · see citing works
Complementary Roles of the Main and Accessory Olfactory Systems in Mammalian Mate Recognition
Baum, M. J., & Kelliher, K. R. (2008) · Annual Review of Physiology · doi:10.1146/annurev.physiol.010908.163137 · Cited by 127 · see citing works
The sex pheromone system of Enterococcus faecalis
Wirth, R. (1994) · European Journal of Biochemistry · doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1994.tb18862.x · Cited by 134 · see citing works
Lübke, K. T., & Pause, B. M. (2015) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2014.10.001 · Cited by 138 · see citing works
“…chemical identification of the first pheromone “Bombykol” of the female silk moth bombyx mori (Butenandt et al., 1959), and the coining of the term “pheromone” by Karlson and Lüscher (1959), pheromonal communication has been linked to certain types of chemical communication between conspecifics.”
BackgroundResultAnthopleurine: a sea anemone alarm pheromone.
Howe, N. R., & Sheikh, Y. M. (1975) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.238286 · Cited by 135 · see citing works
Human pheromones and sexual attraction.
Grammer, K., Fink, B., & Neave, N. (2005) · European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology · doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2004.08.010 · Cited by 134 · see citing works
MATING BEHAVIOR AND DEVELOPMENT OF SCHISTOSOMES IN THE MOUSE.
Armstrong, J. C. (1965) · Journal of Parasitology · doi:10.2307/3276242 · Cited by 134
Cooperation, Conflict, and the Evolution of Queen Pheromones
Kocher, S. D., & Grozinger, C. (2011) · Journal of Chemical Ecology · doi:10.1007/s10886-011-0036-z · Cited by 132 · see citing works
“Within a species, chemical signals that elicit behavioral or physiological responses in the receiver are known as pheromones (Karlson and Lüscher, 1959).”
BackgroundChemical communication in heliothine moths
Hansson, B. S., Almaas, T., & Anton, S. (1995) · Journal of Comparative Physiology · doi:10.1007/bf00207183 · Cited by 129
“to show that each of the emitted compounds contributes to evoking a response in conspecifics (as per the definition of the word 'pheromone' beginning with Karlson and Liischer 1959 ) have included both wind tunnel and field trapping tests.”
BackgroundOlfactory-mediated parasite recognition and avoidance: linking genes to behavior.
Kavaliers, M., Choleris, E., Ågmo, A., & Pfaff, D. (2004) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2004.03.005 · Cited by 128 · see citing works
Scudder, G. (2009) · doi:10.1002/9781444308211.ch2 · Cited by 127 · see citing works
The perfume of reproduction in birds: Chemosignaling in avian social life
Caro, S. P., Balthazart, J., & Bonadonna, F. (2014) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2014.06.001 · Cited by 148 · see citing works
“Originally, pheromones were defined as “substances secreted to the outside by an individual and received by a second individual of the same species in which they release a specific reaction, for instance a definite behaviour or developmental process” (Karlson and Lüscher, 1959).”
Huynh, T. N., Krigbaum, A. M., Hanna, J. J., & Conrad, C. D. (2011) · Behavioural Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2011.03.038 · Cited by 129 · see citing works
The search for human pheromones: The lost decades and the necessity of returning to first principles
Wyatt, T. D. (2015) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspb.2014.2994 · Cited by 123 · see citing works
“A pheromone signal elicits a specific reaction such as a stereotyped behaviour (releaser effect) and/or a developmental process (primer effect) from a conspecific [5,6].”
BackgroundThe defensive response of the honeybee Apis mellifera
Nouvian, M., Reinhard, J., & Giurfa, M. (2016) · Journal of Experimental Biology · doi:10.1242/jeb.143016 · Cited by 122 · see citing works
“Communication in a defensive context: alarm pheromones Pheromones are chemicals used for communication between individuals of the same species (Karlson and Luscher, 1959).”
BackgroundBrennan, P. (2001) · Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences · doi:10.1007/pl00000880 · Cited by 164 · see citing works
SOME BIOCHEMICAL ASPECTS OF INSECT METAMORPHOSIS
Gilbert, L., & Schneiderman, H. (1961) · American Zoologist · doi:10.1093/icb/1.1.11 · Cited by 118 · see citing works
“belongs to a special class of hormones, now called pheromones but formerly known as ectohormones or social hormones (Karlson and Luscher, 1959; Karlson and Butenandt, 1959).”
BackgroundSmith, R. J. (1984) · Zoophysiology · doi:10.1007/978-3-642-82348-0 · Cited by 115
Refining the dual olfactory hypothesis: Pheromone reward and odour experience
Martínez‐Garciá, F., Martínez‐Ricós, J., Agustín‐Pavón, C., Hernández, J. M., Novejarque, A., & Lanuza, E. (2008) · Behavioural Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2008.10.002 · Cited by 109 · see citing works
Lundström, J., & Olsson, M. (2005) · Biological Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2005.01.008 · Cited by 113 · see citing works
“…ago by Karlson and Lüscher as ‘‘. . . substances which are secreted to the outside by an individual and received by a second individual of the same species, in which they release a specific reaction, for example, a definite behaviour or a developmental process’’ (Karlson and Lüscher, 1959).”
BackgroundStabell, O., Ogbebo, F., & Primicerio, R. (2003) · Chemical Sensors · doi:10.1093/chemse/28.2.141 · Cited by 112 · see citing works
“In that case, they function as intraspecific alarm substances—i.e. ‘Schreckstoff ’ (Pfeiffer, 1963)—and should be classified as ‘pheromones’ (Karlson and Lüscher, 1959).”
BackgroundPreference for Human Body Odors Is Influenced by Gender and Sexual Orientation
Martins, Y., Preti, G., Crabtree, C. R., Runyan, T., Vainius, A. A., & Wysocki, C. J. (2005) · Psychological Science · doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.2005.01598.x · Cited by 111 · see citing works
“Pheromones are chemical signals that influence the behavior or physiology of other organisms (Karlson & Luscher, 1959).”
Background
- Authors
- KARLSON, P., & LÜSCHER, M.
- Affiliations
- Max Planck Society (DE)
- University of Bern (CH)
- Venue
- Nature
- Published
- 1959-01
- Volume
- 183
- Issue
- 4653
- Pages
- 55-56
- ISSN
- 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-4687
- OpenAlex
- W2012771681
- Cited by
- 1,364
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 21 · 2025: 28 · 2024: 46 · 2023: 55 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 43 · 2020: 38 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 51 · 2017: 43 · 2016: 49 · 2015: 49 · 2014: 70 · 2013: 44 · 2012: 58
- FWCI
- 22.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Insect Pheromone Research and Control
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Keywords
- pheromones, chemical communication, insect glands, interspecies communication, mating behavior
- MeSH terms
- Hormones, Humans, Pheromones
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
