A Putative Human Pheromone, Androstadienone, Increases Cooperation between Men

Paavo Huoviala; Markus J. Rantala

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0062499

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A Putative Human Pheromone, Androstadienone, Increases Cooperation between Men

Paavo Huoviala,

Affiliation Department of Behavioural Sciences and Philosophy, Psychology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Markus J. Rantala

* E-mail: markus.rantala@utu.fi

Affiliations Department of Behavioural Sciences and Philosophy, Psychology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland, Department of Biology, Section of Ecology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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A Putative Human Pheromone, Androstadienone, Increases Cooperation between Men

Paavo Huoviala,
Markus J. Rantala

Published: May 22, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062499

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