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Mechanisms of sexual assessment through scent

Posted on: 6 October 2009 in 2009

Female recognition and assessment of males through scent

Hurst, J.L. (2009) Female recognition and assessment of males through scent. Behavioural Brain Research 200, 295-303.

Female recognition and assessment of males through scent

 

Keywords: Hurst, competitive signalling, scent communication, mate choice, MUPs, MHC, individual recognition, kin recognition, heterozygosity.

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