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Animal Personality: The Science Behind Individual Variation JRD Mackay (2018). Published by 5M Publishing, 8 Smithy Wood Drive, Sheffield S35 1QN, UK. 224 pages Paperback (ISBN: 978-1912178384). Price £24.95.

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Animal Personality: The Science Behind Individual Variation JRD Mackay (2018). Published by 5M Publishing, 8 Smithy Wood Drive, Sheffield S35 1QN, UK. 224 pages Paperback (ISBN: 978-1912178384). Price £24.95.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2023

Lisa M Collins*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, UK
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