Perception and acoustic communication networks

Animal Communication Networks

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 451-480

  Langemann, Ulrike ^a   Klump, Georg M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 84926969038     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511610363.025     Document Type: Chapter

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