My friend the science fiction book author, Greg Bear, incorporated the concept of humanOriginally Posted by live4themusic
pheromones into "Darwin's Radio" and "Darwin's Children," after monitoring and sometimes contributing to a
listserver of scientifically-minded specialists to which I subscribe. He took the concept (and other biological
speculation) far beyond the data available at the time, but most of what he included in his books has since been
supported by scientific evidence. For those of you who would rather read than watch, I recommend anything he's
written.
With specific regards to snake pheromones: there are male garter snakes that smell like females
and distract other males while the "she-males" mate--an interesting breeding strategy/opportunity. From a more
scientific perspective, this is an example of how genetic diversity and pheromones can play the primary role in
species survival.
JVK
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