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5 - Life History, Behaviour and Invasion Success

from Part I - Behaviour and the Invasion Process

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2016

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Daniel Sol  and
Joan Maspons
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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. 63 - 81
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