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The Origin and Evolution of the Rattlesnake Rattle: Misdirection, Clarification, Theory, and Progress

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Randall S. Reiserer, Gordon W. Schuett (2016): The Origin and Evolution of the Rattlesnake Rattle: Misdirection, Clarification, Theory, and Progress. In: Gordon W. Schuett, Martin J. Feldner, Charles F. Smith, Randall S. Reiserer (Eds): Rattlesnakes of Arizona (volume 2). Rodeo, New Mexico: ECO Publishing: 245-274, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2553648

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