Olfaction and identification of unrelated individuals: Examination of the mysteries of human odor recognition

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1635-1645

  Olsson, Shannon B ^a   Barnard, Joan ^b   Turri, Linda ^b  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^b Biology Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Association; Familiarity; Human social behavior; Kin recognition

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION METHOD; KIN RECOGNITION; ODOR; OLFACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CLOTHING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MALE; ODOR; RECOGNITION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; CLOTHING; CUES; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; ODORS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; SMELL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33747101666     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9098-8     Document Type: Article

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