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Prey chemical signal transduction in the vomeronasal system of garter snakes

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Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 10

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Halpern, M., Cinelli, A.R., Wang, D. (2005). Prey chemical signal transduction in the vomeronasal system of garter snakes. 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_28

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