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9 - In the Light of Introduction: Importance of Introduced Populations for the Study of Brood Parasite–Host Coevolution

from Part II - Behavioural Interactions Between Invaders and Native Species

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2016

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Tomáš Grim  and
Bård G. Stokke
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Judith S. Weis  and
Daniel Sol
Judith S. Weis
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Rutgers University, New Jersey
Daniel Sol
Affiliation:
National Spanish Research Council (CSIC)
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Biological Invasions and Animal Behaviour , pp. 133 - 157
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Print publication year: 2016

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