Mammalian pheromones: From genes to behaviour

Current Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 23, 2002, Pages

  Keverne, Eric B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036898596     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(02)01314-3     Document Type: Review

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