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From the eye to the nose: Ancient orbital to vomeronasal communication in tetrapods?

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Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 10

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    Willem J. Hillenius

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    Susan J. Rehorek

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Hillenius, W.J., Rehorek, S.J. (2005). From the eye to the nose: Ancient orbital to vomeronasal communication in tetrapods?. In: Mason, R.T., LeMaster, M.P., Müller-Schwarze, D. (eds) Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 10. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25160-X_27

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