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4 - Invader Endocrinology: The Regulation of Behaviour in Pesky Phenotypes

from Part I - Behaviour and the Invasion Process

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2016

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Lynn B. Martin ,
Amber J. Brace ,
Holly J. Kilvitis  and
Stephanie S. Gervasi
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Judith S. Weis  and
Daniel Sol
Judith S. Weis
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, New Jersey
Daniel Sol
Affiliation:
National Spanish Research Council (CSIC)
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Biological Invasions and Animal Behaviour , pp. 47 - 62
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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