Table 1.

Glossary.

Term	Definition
Kairomone	A substance produced or emitted as an activity result of an organism that attracts or influences in a positive way the behavior of another species. It provides an adaptive value to the organism receiving it.
Light intensity	Brightness or power of light emitted from a source per unit area.
Light wavelength	Distance between two consecutive corresponding points on a wave, such as two crests or two troughs. It is a fundamental property of light waves and is measured in units of length, commonly nanometers (nm) for visible light.
Pheromone	A chemical substance, usually a glandular secretion, which is used in communication within a species, such that one individual releases the material as a signal and another responds after sensing it.
Semiochemicals	Chemical substances that transmit signals between organisms, influencing their behavior or physiology. Τhey include both pheromones and allelochemicals (allomones, kairomones, synomones).
Thigmotropic response	A mechanosensory response due to contact with a surface.
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)	Organic (carbon-containing) compounds that have a high vapor pressure, causing them to evaporate readily into the atmosphere.