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Decline in avoidance of predator chemical cues: Habituation or biorhythm shift?

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Madison, D.M., Maerz, J.C., Sullivan, A.M. (2005). Decline in avoidance of predator chemical cues: Habituation or biorhythm shift?. 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_42

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