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One characteristic of noseleaves is that interference between the two nostril-sources influences the sound radiation pattern. Some implications of this are presented and demonstrated by a simple model; similar features are found in some bat pulses, thus accounting for much variation in their observed structures.
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Pye, J.D. (1988). Noseleaves and Bat Pulses. In: Nachtigall, P.E., Moore, P.W.B. (eds) Animal Sonar. NATO ASI Science, vol 156. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7493-0_83
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