Sexual Imprinting and Evolutionary Processes in Birds: A Reassessment

Advances in the Study of Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue C, 1999, Pages 1-31

  Cate, Carel ten ^a   Vos, Dave R ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0000450463     PISSN: 00653454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-3454(08)60214-4     Document Type: Chapter

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