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Bioacoustics
The International Journal of Animal Sound and its Recording
Volume 16, 2006 - Issue 1
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SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL OF ADVERTISEMENT CALLS OF ALYTES CISTERNASII AND ALYTES OBSTETRICANS (ANURA, DISCOGLOSSIDAE)

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Pages 27-37 | Received 15 Dec 2005, Accepted 19 Apr 2006, Published online: 13 Apr 2012

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