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Insect genomes: challenges and opportunities for Neuroscience

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    David B. Sattelle, Andrew K. Jones & Steven D. Buckingham

  2. MRC Functional Genetics Unit, Department of Physiology Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Le Gros Clark Building, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QX, UK

    David B. Sattelle

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Sattelle, D.B., Jones, A.K. & Buckingham, S.D. Insect genomes: challenges and opportunities for Neuroscience. Invert Neurosci 7, 133–136 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10158-007-0054-2

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