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The purpose of this article is to give a brief outline of the events and processes which have taken place over the last twenty five years which have led to the emergence of a new biological discipline - namely that of chemical communication in vertebrates.
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Mykytowycz, R. (1986). A Quarter of a Century of Studies of Chemical Communication in Vertebrates. In: Duvall, D., Müller-Schwarze, D., Silverstein, R.M. (eds) Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2235-1_1
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