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14 - Avian Vocal Perception: Bioacoustics and Perceptual Mechanisms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 June 2017

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Neil McMillan ,
Marc T. Avey ,
Laurie L. Bloomfield ,
Lauren M. Guillette ,
Allison H. Hahn ,
Marisa Hoeschele  and
Christopher B. Sturdy
Edited by
Carel ten Cate  and
Susan D. Healy
Carel ten Cate
Affiliation:
Universiteit Leiden
Susan D. Healy
Affiliation:
University of St Andrews, Scotland
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Avian Cognition , pp. 270 - 295
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