Accessory chemosignaling mechanisms in primates

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 525-544

  Evans, C S ^a,b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemosignals; Development; Evolution; Vomeronasal

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

CHEMORECEPTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENOME; OLFACTION; ONTOGENY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CHEMORECEPTOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOLUTION; HISTOLOGY; HOMINID; HUMAN; METABOLISM; ODOR; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLATYRRHINI; PRIMATE; PROSIMIAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CHEMORECEPTORS; EVOLUTION; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; PHEROMONES; PHYLOGENY; PLATYRRHINI; PRIMATES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMELL; STREPSIRHINI; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 33745556967     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20250     Document Type: Conference Paper

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