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ArticleEcology and evolution2025

The Scent Gland Microbiomes of Wild Tamarins Provide New Insight Into Microbial Contributions to Olfactory Communication.

Silvia Carboni, Alice C Poirier, Ana P Peralta-Aguilar, Mrinalini Watsa, Gideon Erkenswick, Amanda D Melin

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Microbial Contributions to Primate Reproduction.Evolutionary anthropology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Silvia CarboniDepartment of Anthropology & Archaeology University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6189-7061
Alice C PoirierDepartment of Anthropology & Archaeology University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada.
Ana P Peralta-AguilarField Projects International Escondido California USA.
Mrinalini WatsaSan Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance San Diego California USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8130-8810
Gideon ErkenswickField Projects International Escondido California USA.
Amanda D MelinDepartment of Anthropology & Archaeology University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The microbiome of mammalian scent glands is thought to contribute to the production of odorant compounds involved in sensory communication. Yet, the extent to which glandular microbiomes contain bacteria relevant to odor production and vary by host species, scent marking behavior, or gland morphology remains poorly understood, particularly in wild animals. We sampled microbes collected from skin swabs of suprapubic and sternal scent glands in wild Peruvian saddleback tamarins (

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metagenomicsmicrobiomeolfactory communicationscent glands

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PMID41179353
PMCPMC12572820

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