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Directional Hearing in Nonmammalian Tetrapods

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Sound Source Localization

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Christensen-Dalsgaard, J. (2005). Directional Hearing in Nonmammalian Tetrapods. In: Popper, A.N., Fay, R.R. (eds) Sound Source Localization. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 25. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28863-5_4

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