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Directional Hearing in Insects

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Sound Source Localization

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Robert, D. (2005). Directional Hearing in Insects. In: Popper, A.N., Fay, R.R. (eds) Sound Source Localization. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 25. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28863-5_2

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