Discrimination of Self from Other Males by Chemosensory Cues in the Amphisbaenian (Blanus cinereus)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 105-109

  López, Pilar ^a   Salvador, Alfredo ^a   Cooper Jr , William E ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

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EID: 1542678718     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.111.1.105     Document Type: Article

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