Where is that smell coming from?

Elife. 2022 Sep 20:11:e82635. doi: 10.7554/eLife.82635.

Abstract

Computational model reveals why pausing to sniff the air helps animals track a scent when they are far away from the source.

Keywords: decision-making; foraging; none; olfactory navigation; physics of living systems; turbulence.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Odorants*
  • Pheromones
  • Smell*

Substances

  • Pheromones