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Chemical communication and mother-infant recognition (2009)
Journal Article
Vaglio, S. (2009). Chemical communication and mother-infant recognition. Communicative and Integrative Biology, 2(3), 279-281. https://doi.org/10.4161/cib.2.3.8227

Fifty years after the term “pheromone” was coined by Peter Karlson and Martin Lüsher the search for these semiochemicals is still an elusive goal of chemical ecology and communication studies. Contrary to what appears in the popular press, the race i... Read More about Chemical communication and mother-infant recognition.

Volatile signals during pregnancy: A possible chemical basis for mother-infant recognition (2009)
Journal Article
Vaglio, S., Minicozzi, P., Bonometti, E., Mello, G., & Chiarelli, B. (2009). Volatile signals during pregnancy: A possible chemical basis for mother-infant recognition. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 35(1), 131-139. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-008-9573-5

Human pheromones play a role in regulating relationships and apparently influence partner choice and mother–infant recognition. We analyzed the chemical content of volatiles from sweat patch samples from the para-axillary and nipple–areola regions of... Read More about Volatile signals during pregnancy: A possible chemical basis for mother-infant recognition.