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Scott, N.L., Rasmussen, L.E.L. (2005). Chemical communication of musth in captive male asian elephants, Elephas maximus . 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_16
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