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Human pheromones:  Communication through body odour

Aron Weller1

Human communication is dominated by auditory and visual information. In contrast, many animals use smell to communicate — both immediate and long-term effects of chemical signals have been documented within many species, from yeasts to mammals.

  1. Aron Weller is in the Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel.
    e-mail: Email: weller@popeye.cc.biu.ac.il