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The Great Pheromone Myth
Richard L. Doty
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Description for The Great Pheromone Myth
Hardback. It is a must-have reference for biologists, psychologists, neuroscientists, and readers interested in animal behavior, ecology, and evolution. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18, 4 black & white halftones, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
Mammalian pheromones, audiomones, visuomones, and snarks-Richard Doty argues that they all belong in the same category: objects of imagination. For more than 50 years, researchers-including many prominent scientists-have identified pheromones as the triggers for a wide range of mammalian behaviors and endocrine responses. In this provocative book, renowned olfaction expert Richard L. Doty rejects this idea and states bluntly that, in contrast to insects, mammals do not have pheromones. Doty systematically debunks the claims and conclusions of studies that purport to reveal the existence of mammalian pheromones. He demonstrates that there is no generally accepted scientific definition of ... Read more
Mammalian pheromones, audiomones, visuomones, and snarks-Richard Doty argues that they all belong in the same category: objects of imagination. For more than 50 years, researchers-including many prominent scientists-have identified pheromones as the triggers for a wide range of mammalian behaviors and endocrine responses. In this provocative book, renowned olfaction expert Richard L. Doty rejects this idea and states bluntly that, in contrast to insects, mammals do not have pheromones. Doty systematically debunks the claims and conclusions of studies that purport to reveal the existence of mammalian pheromones. He demonstrates that there is no generally accepted scientific definition of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801893476
SKU
V9780801893476
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About Richard L. Doty
Richard L. Doty is a professor and director of the Smell and Taste Center at the University of Pennsylvania, inventor of the widely used UPSIT test for assessing smell function, and author or editor of over 350 scientific publications and books, including the Handbook of Olfaction and Gustation, Taste and Smell in Health and Disease, and, most recently, ... Read more
Reviews for The Great Pheromone Myth
Doty shakes up the field by challenging the sloppy research that some pheromone claims are based on. Australian Science 2010 A very thorough review of the literature on presumed mammalian pheromones. PsycCRITIQUES 2010 In this book, he brings together a wide-ranging and extensive literature to conclusively make his point. Along the way, he presents a fascinating tour of the diversity ... Read more