{"product_id":"the-great-pheromone-myth-richard-l-doty-9780801893476","title":"The Great Pheromone Myth","description":"\u003cp\u003eMammalian pheromones, audiomones, visuomones, and snarks--Richard Doty argues that they all belong in the same category: objects of imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than 50 years, researchers--including many prominent scientists--have identified pheromones as the triggers for a wide range of mammalian behaviors and endocrine responses. In this provocative book, renowned olfaction expert Richard L. Doty rejects this idea and states bluntly that, in contrast to insects, mammals do not have pheromones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoty systematically debunks the claims and conclusions of studies that purport to reveal the existence of mammalian pheromones. He demonstrates that there is no generally accepted scientific definition of what constitutes a mammalian pheromone and that attempts to divide stimuli and complex behaviors into pheromonal and nonpheromonal categories have primarily failed. Doty's controversial assertion belies a continued fascination with the pheromone concept, numerous claims of its chemical isolation, and what he sees as the wasted expenditure of hundreds of millions of dollars by industry and government. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Pheromone Myth\u003c\/i\u003e directly challenges ideas about the role chemicals play in mammalian behavior and reproductive processes. It is a must-have reference for biologists, psychologists, neuroscientists, and readers interested in animal behavior, ecology, and evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard L. Doty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 080189347X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801893476\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2010 pg. 63","brand":"Richard L. Doty","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086874226943,"sku":"9780801893476","price":72.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a53cfa46-e256-415e-afa2-8f7f8ae9f57c.jpg?v=1769097080","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-great-pheromone-myth-richard-l-doty-9780801893476","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}