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Bass, A.H., Ladich, F. (2008). Vocal–Acoustic Communication: From Neurons to Behavior. 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_8

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