[ **up: [[Chemosignals]]** ] --- # Social odours [[2025-0323. 'Social odours are complex chemical mixtures produced by an organism that can simultaneously provide information about species, kinship, sex, individuality and reproductive state.'|'Social odours are complex chemical mixtures produced by an organism that can simultaneously provide information about species, kinship, sex, individuality and reproductive state.']][^1] --- ## Examples ### Primates [[2025-0323. 'All major taxonomic groups, from lemurs to humans, are endowed with scent-producing organs, and either deposit or exude a wealth of volatile compounds, many of which are known semiochemicals.'|’As highly visual animals, primates, in general, and Old World species (including humans), in particular, are not immediately recognized for reliance in their daily interactions on olfactory communication. Nevertheless, views on primate olfactory acuity and the pervasiveness of their scent signaling are changing, with increased appreciation for the important role of body odors in primate social and sexual behavior.’]][^2] [[2025-0323. 'All major taxonomic groups, from lemurs to humans, are endowed with scent-producing organs, and either deposit or exude a wealth of volatile compounds, many of which are known semiochemicals.'|'All major taxonomic groups, from lemurs to humans, are endowed with scent-producing organs, and either deposit or exude a wealth of volatile compounds, many of which are known semiochemicals.']][^3] [^1]: Charles T. Snowden, *et al.*, ‘[[nowdon, et al. ‘Social odours, sexual arousal and pairbonding in primates’, 2006.|Social odours, sexual arousal and pairbonding in primates]]’, *Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B*, vol. 361 (November 2006), p. 2085. [^2]: Christine M. Drea, ‘[[Drea. ‘D’scent of man_ A comparative survey of primate chemosignaling in relation to sex’, 2014.|D’scent of man: A comparative survey of primate chemosignaling in relation to sex]]’, *Hormones and Behavior*, vol. 68 (February 2015), p. 117. [^3]: Christine M. Drea, ‘[[Drea. ‘D’scent of man_ A comparative survey of primate chemosignaling in relation to sex’, 2014.|D’scent of man: A comparative survey of primate chemosignaling in relation to sex]]’, *Hormones and Behavior*, vol. 68 (February 2015), p. 117.