Boinski S
Laboratory of Comparative Ethology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health-Animal Center, Poolesville, Md.
Folia Primatol (Basel). 1992;59(3):127-36. doi: 10.1159/000156650.
Behaviors with a possible role in olfactory communication among troop members were investigated as part of a field study on the reproductive and foraging ecology of squirrel monkeys (Saimiri oerstedi) in Costa Rica. All age classes engaged in the olfaction-related behaviors. Apart from olfactory investigation of female genitals by males during the mating season, no other potential olfaction-related behavior (urine wash, branch investigation, rump, chest, back rub and sneeze) exceeded 1% of mean behavioral samples. Assessment of reproduction condition appears to be the primary function of such olfactory investigation of the female genital region. The primary function of urine washing is suggested to be the general communication of reproductive status, possibly facilitating reproductive synchrony. Sneezing, rump, back and chest rubbing do not appear to deposit substances active in olfactory communication.
作为对哥斯达黎加松鼠猴（Saimiri oerstedi）繁殖与觅食生态的一项野外研究的一部分，研究了在群体成员间嗅觉交流中可能起作用的行为。所有年龄组都有与嗅觉相关的行为。除了在交配季节雄性对雌性生殖器进行嗅觉探查外，没有其他潜在的与嗅觉相关的行为（尿液清洗、树枝探查、臀部、胸部、背部摩擦和打喷嚏）超过平均行为样本的1%。对雌性生殖器区域进行这种嗅觉探查的主要功能似乎是评估繁殖状况。尿液清洗的主要功能被认为是生殖状态的一般交流，可能有助于生殖同步。打喷嚏、臀部、背部和胸部摩擦似乎不会分泌在嗅觉交流中起作用的物质。
