Evolution of vertebrate olfactory systems

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 222-233

  Eisthen, Heather L ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Olfaction; Pheromone; Phylogeny; Sensory; Tetrapod; Vomeronasal

Indexed keywords

AMNIOTA; AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; ODOR; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VERTEBRATE; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; PHEROMONES; PHYLOGENY; SMELL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VERTEBRATES; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 0030632746     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000113336     Document Type: Article

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