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Title: Using cross-disciplinary knowledge to facilitate advancements in animal communication and science communication research
NSF-PAR ID:
10076191
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
The Company of Biologists
Date Published:
Journal Name:
The Journal of Experimental Biology
Volume:
221
Issue:
18
ISSN:
0022-0949
Page Range / eLocation ID:
jeb179978
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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