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Acoustic occurrence, diel-vocalizing pattern, and detection ranges of southern right whale gunshot sounds off South Africa's west coast

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Shabangu, Fannie W., Andrew, Rex K., Findlay, Ken (2021): Acoustic occurrence, diel-vocalizing pattern, and detection ranges of southern right whale gunshot sounds off South Africa's west coast. Marine Mammal Science (Greenwich, Conn.) 37 (2): 733-750, DOI: 10.1111/mms.12760, URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12760

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