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Bioacoustics
The International Journal of Animal Sound and its Recording
Volume 7, 1996 - Issue 1
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A COMPARISON OF THE PERFORMANCE OF A BRAND OF BROAD-BAND AND SEVERAL BRANDS OF NARROW-BAND BAT DETECTORS IN TWO DIFFERENT HABITAT TYPES

Pages 33-43 | Received 09 Oct 1995, Accepted 09 Jan 1996, Published online: 13 Apr 2012

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