Integrating proximate and ultimate causation in the study of vertebrate behavior: Methods considerations'

American Zoologist

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-58

  Lee Drickamer, C ^a   Glllief, Lynn L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 22044458247     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/38.1.43     Document Type: Article

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