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Hearing and Sound Communication in Amphibians pp 221–249Cite as

Central Auditory Pathways in Anuran Amphibians: The Anatomical Basis of Hearing and Sound Communication

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    Peter M. Narins

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    Richard R. Fay

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Wilczynski, W., Endepols, H. (2007). Central Auditory Pathways in Anuran Amphibians: The Anatomical Basis of Hearing and Sound Communication. In: Narins, P.M., Feng, A.S., Fay, R.R., Popper, A.N. (eds) Hearing and Sound Communication in Amphibians. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 28. Springer, New York, NY . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-47796-1_8

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