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de Cheveigné, A. (2005). Pitch Perception Models. In: Plack, C.J., Fay, R.R., Oxenham, A.J., Popper, A.N. (eds) Pitch. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 24. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28958-5_6

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