Scélérats est sorti !!

Le 25 juin est là, et avec lui, la sortie de « Scélérats !« , en collaboration avec le talentueux Josselin Billard aux éditions Komics Initiative !
264 pages de synthèse scientifique drôle et rigoureuse sur les mammifères les plus détestés de la planète : LES RATS !

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Bibliographie

00 – INTRODUCTION

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01 – UNE VISION DÉROUTANTE

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02 – INTERLUDE VOYAGE AU RAJASTHAN

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03 – UN ODORAT EXCEPTIONNEL

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04 – DE MAGNIFIQUES MOUSTACHES

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Diamond, M. E. (2010). Texture sensation through the fingertips and the whiskers. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2010.03.004

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05 – FUN FACT NEZUMI

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06 – UNE TÊTE BIEN FAITE

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07 – UTILISER DES OUTILS

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08 – UN PETIT COUP DE LANGUE

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09 – LA MADELEINE DE PROUST

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10 – FUN FACT J’IRAI OÙ TU IRAS

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11 – PENSER À RÉFLÉCHIR

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14 – LA COMPARAISON SOCIALE

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15 – FUN FACT NARCOS

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16 – LES ÉCHANGES COMMERCIAUX

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