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Mechanisms of Mammalian Otoacoustic Emission

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Active Processes and Otoacoustic Emissions in Hearing

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Zoologie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85747 Garching, Germany

    Geoffrey A. Manley

  2. Parmly Hearing Institute and Department of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60626, USA

    Richard R. Fay

  3. Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA

    Arthur N. Popper

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Shera, C.A., Guinan, J.J. (2008). Mechanisms of Mammalian Otoacoustic Emission. In: Manley, G.A., Fay, R.R., Popper, A.N. (eds) Active Processes and Otoacoustic Emissions in Hearing. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 30. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71469-1_9

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