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Bioacoustics and the Lateral Line System of Fishes

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    Jacqueline F. Webb

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    Arthur N. Popper

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Webb, J.F., Montgomery, J.C., Mogdans, J. (2008). Bioacoustics and the Lateral Line System of Fishes. In: Webb, J.F., Fay, R.R., Popper, A.N. (eds) Fish Bioacoustics. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 32. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73029-5_5

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