Humans and the Olfactory Environment: A Case of Gene-Culture Coevolution?
As hunter-gatherers, humans used their sense of smell to identify plants and animals, to find their way within a foraging area, or to distinguish each other by gender, age, kinship, or social dominance. Because women gathered while men hunted, the sexes evolved different sensitivities to plant and a...
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MDPI AG
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Psych |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2624-8611/4/2/27 |