Science · 1985 · 47 citations · 9 references
PharmacyChemistryZoologyAnalytical ChemistryChromatographic AnalysisSpectroscopic AnalysisChemical CommunicationChemical FingerprintingGas ChromatographyVolatile Aroma AnalysisVolatile Compound ProfilingVolatile Substance AnalysisAroma Compound IdentificationChemical Feature DetectionConcentrationGas Chromatography-olfactometryPattern Recognition ModelsScent CommunicationScent MarkingVolatile Compound Analysis
Computerized pattern recognition techniques can be applied to the study of complex chemical communication systems. Analysis of high resolution gas chromatographic concentration patterns of the major volatile components of the scent marks of a South American primate, Saguinus fuscicollis, demonstrates that the concentration patterns can be used to predict the gender and subspecies of unknown donors.
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