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Variability in blue whale acoustic behavior off southern California

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Lewis, Leah A., Širović, Ana (2018): Variability in blue whale acoustic behavior off southern California. Marine Mammal Science 34 (2): 311-329, DOI: 10.1111/mms.12458, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mms.12458

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