Led by the nose: Olfaction in primate feeding ecology

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 137-148

  Nevo, Omer ^a   Heymann, Eckhard W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Department of Reproductive Biology   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemosensation; Food selection; Foraging; Sense of smell; Sensory ecology

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

ANIMAL; CEBUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; ODOR; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; CEBUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMATES; SMELL;

EID: 84938900096     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: 15206505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.21458     Document Type: Article

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