Differential display of investigative behavior permits discrimination of scent signatures from familiar and unfamiliar socially dominant female marmoset monkeys (Callithrix jacchus)

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2523-2546

  Smith, Tessa E ^a   Abbott, David H ^b   Tomlinson, Andrew J ^c   Mlotkiewicz, Jerzy A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Dalgety Food Technology Center   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Callithrix jacchus; Callitrichid; Familiarity; Individual differences; Marmoset; Odor communication; Scent marking; Two choice discrimination; Volatile chemicals

Indexed keywords

COMMON MARMOSET; DOMINANCE; FAMILIARITY; ODOUR DISCRIMINATION; SCENT MARK;

ANIMALIA; CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; CALLITRICHIDAE; MARMOSETS;

EID: 0030668636     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000006664.38169.e5     Document Type: Article

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