Perspectives and Debates: Mimicry, Signalling and Co-Evolution (Commentary on Wolfgang Wickler - Understanding Mimicry - With special reference to vocal mimicry)

Ethology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 270-277

  Grim, Tomáš ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

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EID: 84875077323     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eth.12067     Document Type: Note

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