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  1. School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

    Fiona R. Cross

  2. International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Mbita Point, Kenya

    Fiona R. Cross

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  1. Oakland University , Rochester, Michigan, USA

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  2. Department of Psychology, Oakland University Department of Psychology, Rochester, Michigan, USA

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Cross, F.R. (2018). Aggressive Mimicry. In: Vonk, J., Shackelford, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_113-1

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