Odour dialects among wild mammals

Abstract Across multiple taxa, population structure and dynamics depend on effective signalling between individuals. Among mammals, chemical communication is arguably the most important sense, underpinning mate choice, parental care, territoriality and even disease transmission. There is a growing b...

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Main Authors: Eleanor Freya Kean, Michael William Bruford, Isa-Rita M. Russo, Carsten Theodor Müller, Elizabeth Anna Chadwick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12706-8