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  1. Hofstra University, Hicksville, NY, USA

    Shane Peters

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Peters, S. (2017). Excretory System. In: Vonk, J., Shackelford, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_1287-1

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