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Bioacoustics
The International Journal of Animal Sound and its Recording
Volume 10, 2000 - Issue 4
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SOUND PRODUCTION BY THE LUSITANIAN TOAD FISH, HALOBATRACHUS DIDACTYLUS

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Pages 309-321 | Received 22 Apr 1999, Accepted 08 Oct 1999, Published online: 13 Apr 2012

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