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Underwater Localization — A Major Problem in Fish Acoustics

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Comparative Studies of Hearing in Vertebrates

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Only recently have data on acoustic localization by aquatic vertebrates become available. It has quickly become apparent that it is not possible to extrapolate localization mechanisms from terrestrial vertebrates to fishes, whereas this appears possible for certain pinniped mammals (Moore and Au 1975).

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Schuijf, A., Buwalda, R.J.A. (1980). Underwater Localization — A Major Problem in Fish Acoustics. In: Popper, A.N., Fay, R.R. (eds) Comparative Studies of Hearing in Vertebrates. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8074-0_2

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