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The International Journal of Animal Sound and its Recording
Volume 1, 1988 - Issue 2-3
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SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF ANIMAL VOCALIZATIONS: IMPLICATIONS OF THE “UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE”

MICHAEL D. BEECHER Animal Behavior Program, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA
Pages 187-208 | Published online: 13 Apr 2012

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