![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081107052202im_/http://nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field Primate's Scent Speaks Volumes
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June 23, 2008
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Duke University researchers, using sophisticated machinery to analyze hundreds of chemical components in a ringtailed lemur's distinctive scent, have found that individual males are not only advertising their fitness for fatherhood, but also a bit about their family tree as well.
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