The biological relevance of testing for perfect symmetry

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 475-476

  Swaddle, John P ^a   Cuthill, Innes C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001379572     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1997.0495     Document Type: Editorial

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