A new modernized definition of the term "pheromones"; new concepts that were proposed by the author, namely ecological chemomediators, ecological chemoregulators, ecological chemoeffectors.


Modernized definition of the term "pheromones", comments on some new concepts.
A new modernized definition of the term "pheromones";  new concepts that were proposed by the author, namely ecological chemomediators, ecological chemoregulators, ecological chemoeffectors.
http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-new-modernized-definition-of-term.html
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The paper published:
The Functions of Living Substances in the Biosphere. - HERALD OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, 2003, 73 (2): 164-169.

This paper is recommended for citation.

See a new useful blog post on this paper:

http://alsuyus.blogspot.ru/2012/11/the-functions-of-living-substances-in.html

key words:
new concepts, ecology, biology, biosphere, V.I.Vernadsky, living matter, biogeochemistry, new modernized definition, terminology, pheromones, ecological chemomediators, ecological chemoregulators, ecological chemoeffectors

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A new modernized definition of the term "pheromones";  new concepts, namely ecological chemomediators, ecological chemoregulators, ecological chemoeffectors.
http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-new-modernized-definition-of-term.html

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