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Which one of the following is called intraspecific chemical messenger

A

Pheromones

B

Prostaglandins

C

Corticotropin

D

Catecholamines

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Pheromones are intraspecific chemical messenger that trigger a social response in members of the same species. These are chemicals capable of acting outside the body of the secreting individual to impact the behaviour of the receiving individual.
There are alarm pheromones, food trail pheromones, sex pheromones and many other that affect behaviour or physiology.
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