Evidence for MHC-correlated perfume preferences in humans

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 140-149

  Milinski, Manfred ^a,b   Wedekind, Claus ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HLA type; Immunogenetics; Major histocompatibility complex (MHC); Perfume; Scent preference; Sexual communication

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; ODOR;

EID: 0035095356     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/12.2.140     Document Type: Article

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