Bioacoustic research on cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 99-123

  Pavan, Gianni ^a,b,c   Fabrizio Borsani, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY IUAV OF VENICE   (Italy)

^c CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioacoustics; Cetaceans; Mediterranean Sea; Underwater

Indexed keywords

CETACEA;

EID: 0012936928     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236249709379019     Document Type: Article

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