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Palmer, C.A., Houck, L.D. (2005). Responses to sex- and species-specific chemical signals in allopatric and sympatric salamander species. 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_5
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