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Starnberger, I., Preininger, D., & Hödl, W. (2014). The anuran vocal sac: a tool for multimodal signalling. Animal Behaviour, 97, 281-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.07.027

Starnberger, Iris ; Preininger, Doris ; Hödl, Walter. / The anuran vocal sac: a tool for multimodal signalling. in: Animal Behaviour. 2014 ; Band 97. S. 281-288.

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Starnberger, I, Preininger, D & Hödl, W 2014, 'The anuran vocal sac: a tool for multimodal signalling.', Animal Behaviour, Jg. 97, S. 281-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.07.027

The anuran vocal sac: a tool for multimodal signalling. / Starnberger, Iris; Preininger, Doris; Hödl, Walter.

in: Animal Behaviour, Band 97, 01.11.2014, S. 281-288.

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Starnberger I, Preininger D, Hödl W. The anuran vocal sac: a tool for multimodal signalling. Animal Behaviour. 2014 Nov 1;97:281-288. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.07.027