Animal communication: When rivers roar, dippers switch channels

Current Biology, vol. 35, pp. R883–R885

DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.08.017 OpenAlex

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Hans Slabbekoorn corresponding Aachen Institute of Biology Leiden Faculty of Science, Sylvius Laboratory

Leiden University

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Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), Faculty of Science, Sylvius Laboratory, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands. Electronic address: H.W.Slabbekoorn@biology.leidenuniv.nl

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