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  1. University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA

    Christopher Middendorff & Kevin W. Bowyer

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  1. Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, Michigan State University, 3115 Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA

    Anil K. Jain

  2. Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 384 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556-5637, USA

    Patrick Flynn

  3. Dept. of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6109, USA

    Arun A. Ross

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Middendorff, C., Bowyer, K.W. (2008). Multibiometrics Using Face and Ear. In: Jain, A.K., Flynn, P., Ross, A.A. (eds) Handbook of Biometrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71041-9_16

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