The evolution of sour taste

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The evolution of sour taste. / Frank, Hannah E. R.; Amato, Katie; Trautwein, Michelle; Maia, Paula; Liman, Emily R.; Nichols, Lauren M.; Schwenk, Kurt; Breslin, Paul A. S.; Dunn, Robert R.

In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Vol. 289, No. 1968, 20211918, 2022.

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Frank, HER, Amato, K, Trautwein, M, Maia, P, Liman, ER, Nichols, LM, Schwenk, K, Breslin, PAS & Dunn, RR 2022, 'The evolution of sour taste', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 289, no. 1968, 20211918. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.1918

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Frank, H. E. R., Amato, K., Trautwein, M., Maia, P., Liman, E. R., Nichols, L. M., Schwenk, K., Breslin, P. A. S., & Dunn, R. R. (2022). The evolution of sour taste. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 289(1968), [20211918]. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.1918

Vancouver

Frank HER, Amato K, Trautwein M, Maia P, Liman ER, Nichols LM et al. The evolution of sour taste. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2022;289(1968). 20211918. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.1918

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Frank, Hannah E. R. ; Amato, Katie ; Trautwein, Michelle ; Maia, Paula ; Liman, Emily R. ; Nichols, Lauren M. ; Schwenk, Kurt ; Breslin, Paul A. S. ; Dunn, Robert R. / The evolution of sour taste. In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2022 ; Vol. 289, No. 1968.

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