Individual olfactory signatures in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 585-604

  Smith, Tessa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioral bioassays; Callitrichidae; Communication; Individual discrimination; Individual identity; Scent mark

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOASSAY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; MARMOSET; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; CALLITHRIX; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; ODORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SMELL;

CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 33745518043     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20254     Document Type: Conference Paper

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