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Auditory Perception of Sound Sources pp 43–75Cite as

Size Information in the Production and Perception of Communication Sounds

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  1. Roy D. Patterson
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  1. Speech and Hearing Sciences, Arizona State University Tempe, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA

    William A. Yost

  2. Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA

    Arthur N. Popper

  3. Parmly Hearing Institute and Department of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60626, USA

    Richard R. Fay

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Patterson, R.D., Smith, D.R., Dinther, R.v., Walters, T.C. (2008). Size Information in the Production and Perception of Communication Sounds. In: Yost, W.A., Popper, A.N., Fay, R.R. (eds) Auditory Perception of Sound Sources. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 29. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71305-2_3

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