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Comment
. 2022 Oct;18(10):20220375.
doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0375. Epub 2022 Oct 5.

For the physiology of cooperative breeding, it's time to move beyond stress: A Comment on: 'Stress in an underground empire' (2022) by Medger

Phoebe D Edwards  1
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For the physiology of cooperative breeding, it's time to move beyond stress: A Comment on: 'Stress in an underground empire' (2022) by Medger

Phoebe D Edwards. Biol Lett. 2022 Oct.
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  • Stress in an underground empire.
    Medger K. Medger K. Biol Lett. 2022 Mar;18(3):20220012. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0012. Epub 2022 Mar 30. Biol Lett. 2022. PMID: 35350874 Free PMC article. Review.

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