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Benoit-Bird K. Au W. & Kastelein R. (August 2006). "Testing the odontocete acoustic prey debilitation hypothesis: No stunning results". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 120 (2): 1118–1123. Bibcode:2006ASAJ..120.1118B. doi:10.1121/1.2211508. PMID16938998.
Møhl, B.; Wahlberg, M.; Madsen, P.T.; Miller, L.A. & Surlykke, A. (2000). "Sperm whale clicks: directionality and sound levels revisited". Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 107 (1): 638–648. Bibcode:2000ASAJ..107..638M. doi:10.1121/1.428329. PMID10641672. S2CID9610645.
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