Olfaction and human kin recognition

Genetica

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 259-263

  Porter, Richard H ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Kin recognition; Mother infant interactions; Odor signatures; Olfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032452760     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026404319384     Document Type: Article

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