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Pheromones in the Communication of Sexual Status in Primates

Nature volume 218, pages 746–749 (1968)Cite this article

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Anosmic male rhesus monkeys showed no interest in females receiving oestrogen until their olfaction was restored, when they pressed a lever 250 times to gain access to the females. These findings indicate the communication of information about the females' endocrine state by means of a pheromone.

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