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Allomone

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-001103

A chemical substance that induces a response in an individual of another species that is beneficial to the emitting organism. Many allomones are essentially chemical deterrents. For example, a chemical substance that is produced by a prey species to repel a predator species.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-001103
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNOAA Coral Reef Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001103",
  "term": "Allomone",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A chemical substance that induces a response in an individual of another species that is beneficial to the emitting organism. Many allomones are essentially chemical deterrents. For example, a chemical substance that is produced by a prey species to repel a predator species.",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Coral Reef Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/allomone/"
}

Record 1,103 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.