Vomeronasal organ
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ナビゲーションに移動検索に移動vomeronasal organ (VNO)
- 鋤鼻器官，じょ鼻器官（日本語）
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Definition
Glossary of "Life (9th ed.)" by Sadava et al. (2011)
- Chemosensory structure embedded in the nasal epithelium of amphibians, reptiles, and many mammals. Often specialized for detecting pheromones.
Glossary of "Principles of Behavioral Genetics" by Anholt & Mackay (2010)
- An elongated chemosensory organ located above the vomer bone in the roof of the palate that mediates the recognition of pheromones.
- See Jacobson's organ
文献（引用）
- Anholt, R. R. H. & Mackay, T. F. C. 2010. Principles of Behavioral Genetics. x + 334 pp. Academic Press, San Diego.
- Sadava, D., Hillis, D. M., Heller, H. C. & Berenbaum, M. R. 2011. Life: The Science of Biology, 9th ed. -xliv + 1266 pp. Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland.
