Chapter 4.1 Ethological approaches in behavioral neurogenetic research

Techniques in the Behavioral and Neural Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue C, 1999, Pages 605-613

  Gerlai, Robert ^a  

^a GENENTECH INC   (United States)

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EID: 77956671565     PISSN: 09210709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-0709(99)80047-9     Document Type: Article

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