Culture, perception and the environment: The role of chemosensory perception

Journal of Applied Botany

Volumn 72, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 67-69

  Brett, John A ^a   Heinrich, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; PERCEPTION; PLANT; SPATIAL COGNITION;

EID: 0031715392     PISSN: 09495460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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