Family scents: Developmental changes in the perception of kin body odor?

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 847-854

  Ferdenzi, Camille ^a,c   Schaal, Benoist ^b   Roberts, S Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE DES SCIENCES DU GOÛT ET DE L ALIMENTATION   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Attachment; Axilla; Body odor; Kin recognition; Mate choice; Personality; Preferences; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENCE; AGE AT MATURITY; AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; MATE CHOICE; ODOR; PERCEPTION; RECOGNITION; SCENT MARKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FAMILY; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; ODOR; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLEASURE; PUBERTY; RECOGNITION; SELF CONCEPT; SIBLING; SMELLING; TEMPERAMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FAMILY; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; ODORS; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; PARENTS; PLEASURE; PUBERTY; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SIBLINGS; SMELL; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 77955054695     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-010-9827-x     Document Type: Article

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