Animal Behavior & CognitionScientific ReportsPeer-reviewed
Multimodal fertility cues in chimpanzees: How body odours complement sexual swellings
Marlen Kücklich, Madita Zetzsche, Sofya Dolotovskaya…·A. Widdig
This study investigates whether chimpanzee anogenital odours change during the fertile period and if males can detect these changes, finding subtle olfactory cues complement visual swelling signals.
DOI 10.1038/s41598-026-70687-z