Olfactory Discrimination of Aliphatic Odorants in South African Fur Seals (Arctocephalus pusillus)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 187-193

  Laska, Matthias ^a   Lord, Elin ^a   Selin, Sandra ^a   Amundin, Mats ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Kolmårdens Djurpark ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Marine chemical environment; Pinnipeds; Sense of smell; Sensory performance

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; ODOR; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEAL;

ANIMALS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ENVIRONMENT; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; FUR SEALS; ODORS; SMELL;

EID: 77954798490     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018189     Document Type: Article

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