title: Behavioral neuroscience: learning to suckle with signature odor.
abstract: A new study in mice reveals that an apparently innate behavior, suckling, is triggered not by a classical pheromone but by the pup learning the complex signature odor of its mother.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, Box 63, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bussell
authors.forename: Leslie B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Vosshall
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000833:Animals, Suckling / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D009812:Odorants; D021641:Recognition, Psychology / Q000502:physiology*; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*