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Smell throughout the life course by Poirier, Alice C, Melin, Amanda D

“…The sense of smell is an important mediator of health and sociality at all stages of life, yet it has received limited attention in our lineage. Olfaction…”
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Scent Marks Signal Species, Sex, and Reproductive Status in Tamarins (Saguinus spp., Neotropical Primates) by Poirier, Alice C, Waterhouse, John S, Dunn, Jacob C, Smith, Andrew C

“…Abstract Olfactory communication is an important mediator of social interactions in mammals, thought to provide information about an individual’s identity and…”
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Picking pithy plants: Pith selectivity by wild white‐faced capuchin monkeys, Cebus imitator by DePasquale, Allegra N., Poirier, Alice C., Mah, Megan A., Villalobos Suarez, Cinthia, Guadamuz, Adrian, Cheves Hernandez, Saul, Lopez Navarro, Ronald, Hogan, Jeremy D., Rothman, Jessica M., Nevo, Omer, Melin, Amanda D.

“…Understanding diet selectivity is a longstanding goal in primate ecology. Deciphering when and why primates consume different resources can provide insights…”
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Contributions and future potential of animal models for geroscience research on sensory systems by Fernandes, Arthur G, Poirier, Alice C, Veilleux, Carrie C, Melin, Amanda D

“…Sensory systems mediate our social interactions, food intake, livelihoods, and other essential daily functions. Age-related decline and disease in sensory…”
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On the trail of primate scent signals: A field analysis of callitrichid scent‐gland secretions by portable gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry by Poirier, Alice C., Waterhouse, John S., Watsa, Mrinalini, Erkenswick, Gideon A., Moreira, Laís A. A., Tang, Jia, Dunn, Jacob C., Melin, Amanda D., Smith, Andrew C.

“…Chemosignals are mediators of social interactions in mammals, providing con‐ and hetero‐specifics with information on fixed (e.g., species, sex, group, and…”
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Assessing urinary odours across the oestrous cycle in a mouse model using portable and benchtop gas chromatography-mass spectrometry by Tang, Jia, Poirier, Alice C, Duytschaever, Gwen, Moreira, Laís A A, Nevo, Omer, Melin, Amanda D

“…For female mammals, communicating the timing of ovulation is essential for reproduction. Olfactory communication via volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can play…”
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Temporal stability of primate scent samples by Poirier, Alice C., Waterhouse, John S., Dunn, Jacob C., Smith, Andrew C.

“…A common recommendation in the field of animal chemosignaling is to store and transport scent samples frozen, since they are likely to change with time and…”
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Scent-Marking Behaviour and Semiochemistry in the Callitrichidae by Poirier, Alice C

“…Olfactory communication is an important mediator of social interactions in mammals, providing information about an individual’s identity and current social,…”
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