A preliminary investigation of parent-progeny olfactory recognition and parental investment

Human Nature

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-92

  Dubas, Judith Semon ^a   Heijkoop, Marianne ^a   van Aken, Marcel A G ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Kin recognition; Olfaction; Parental investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549138234     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-009-9058-4     Document Type: Article

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