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The editors assembled an outstanding group of expert contributors." - Bert Hölldobler, Arizona State University and University of Würzburg "The topics are timely, the reviews current and the approach refreshingly synthetic. I see this book being useful for many years to come to the entire community of aquatic chemical ecologists." - Peter W. Sorensen, University of Minnesota "The chapters are lucidly written by the outstanding experts in their fields. The book is a must-read for all those interested in the underwater world." - Jelle Atema, Boston University and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ABOUT THE EDITORS Thomas Breithaupt is a lecturer in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Hull (UK) where he studies the mechanisms and evolution of chemical communication and orientation in crustaceans and fish. Martin Thiel is professor of Marine Biology at Universidad Católica del Norte in Coquimbo (Chile) where together with his students he uses crustaceans as model organisms to study the evolution of social behavior in the sea. |
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