Pheromones and Animal Behavior: Chemical Signals and Signatures
- ISBN-10
- 0521112907
- ISBN-13
- 9780521112901
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 424
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-01-23
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Tristram D. Wyatt
Description
Explains how animals use chemical communication, emphasising the evolutionary context and covering fields from ecology to neuroscience and chemistry.
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