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Le Floch, A., Girard-Buttoz, C, Neumann, C., Souha Azaiez, T., Bande, N., Wittig, RM, Zuberbühler, K. & Crockford, C. (2026) Call combination order and iterations may shift meaning in sooty mangabey vocal sequences. BMC Biology, 24:81. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-026-02528-4
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