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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43402, USA

    Sheryl Coombs

  2. Leigh Marine Laboratory and School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, 1020, New Zealand

    John C. Montgomery

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    Arthur N. Popper

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Coombs, S., Montgomery, J.C. (2005). Comparing Octavolateralis Sensory Systems: What Can We Learn?. In: Bullock, T.H., Hopkins, C.D., Popper, A.N., Fay, R.R. (eds) Electroreception. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 21. Springer, New York, NY . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28275-0_12

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