An evolutionary perspective on food and human taste

Current Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Breslin, Paul A S ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCE; HOMINID; HUMAN; INVERTEBRATE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TASTE; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCES; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; INVERTEBRATES; TASTE; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 84877287787     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.04.010     Document Type: Review

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