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Rockwell Parker, M., Kardong, K.V. (2005). Rattlesnakes can use airborne cues during post-strike prey relocation. 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_46
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