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An allomone is any chemical substance produced and released by an individual of one species that affects the behaviour of a member of another species to the benefit of the originator but not the receiver. Production of allomones is a common form of defence, particularly by plant species against insect herbivores. Many insects have developed ways to defend against these plant defenses (in an evolutionary arms race). One method of adapting to allomones is to develop a positive reaction to them; the allomone then becomes a kairomone. Others alter the allomones to form pheromones or other hormones, and yet others adopt them into their own defensive strategies, for example by regurgitating them when attacked by an insectivorous insect. A third class of allelochemical (chemical used in interspecific communication), synomones, benefit both the sender and receiver.〔
==Examples== *Antibiotics Disrupt growth and development and reduce longevity of adults e.g. toxins or digestibility reducing factors. *Antixenotics Disrupt normal host selection behaviour e.g. Repellents, suppressants, locomotory excitants. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「allomone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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