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Bioacoustics
The International Journal of Animal Sound and its Recording
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Original Articles

INDIVIDUALITY IN SCOPS OWL OTUS SCOPS VOCALISATIONS

Pages 147-172 | Received 16 Dec 2005, Accepted 03 Jan 2007, Published online: 13 Apr 2012

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