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Deep dive into the biology, ecology, and sociology of a prominent invader

Peter A. Coates: Squirrel Nation. Reds, greys and the meaning of home. Reaktion Books, London, 2023, 335 pp, hardback £16.99, US$29.00, ISBN: 978-1-78914-770-4

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Simberloff, D. Deep dive into the biology, ecology, and sociology of a prominent invader. Biol Invasions 26, 905–907 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03220-2

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