Only male animals use pheromones to attract mates

Question

do only male animals use Pheromones to attract mates ?

Answer 1

Hi Emma,

 

Pheromones are species specific and both males and females of particular species use them to attract mates as well as other behavior.

 

You may want to look at the following article in the college/university library; it is a classical study about discovery of pheromones for attracting a mate where male and females bees seem to use it equally. 

 

 

Hope this helps.

 

Reference article: 

 

(A. Butenandt, P. Karlson and M. Luscher, 1959. Pheromones: a new term for a class of biologically active substances. Nature 183 (4653): 55–56.