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Schleich, C.E., Veitl, S., Knotková, E., Begall, S. (2007). Acoustic Communication in Subterranean Rodents. In: Begall, S., Burda, H., Schleich, C.E. (eds) Subterranean Rodents. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69276-8_10
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