Individual human odor fallout as detected by trained canines
Jazyk angličtina Země Irsko Médium print-electronic
Typ dokumentu časopisecké články
PubMed
24378296
DOI
10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.10.018
PII: S0379-0738(13)00463-5
Knihovny.cz E-zdroje
- Klíčová slova
- Canine, Odor fallout, Scent identification line-up,
- MeSH
- chování zvířat fyziologie MeSH
- čich fyziologie MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- odoranty * MeSH
- psi fyziologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- psi fyziologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
We tested the hypothesis that if odor fallout (the release of a human's odor onto an untouched object) in human subjects exists, then holding a hand above an absorbent will produce a detectable scent which will be subsequently matched in a detection test by trained canines. Scents were collected from seven males to sterile cotton absorbent squares. The left hand was used to get the control scent and the right hand served as the target scent. Each experimental subject was sitting; his left hand was laid down on a cotton square for 3 min. The right hand was held 5 cm above another cotton square for 3 min. The scent identification was done by two specially trained police German shepherds. These canines had routinely performed scent identification line-ups as part of criminal investigation procedures. Both canines performed 14 line-ups and correctly matched the collected scents of all test subjects. The results suggest the existence of human odor fallout, whereby a human scent trace is left by humans even if they do not touch an object.
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