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Echolocation and pursuit of prey by bats

Authors :
MB Fenton
Michael J. O’Farrell
James A. Simmons
Source :
Science (New York, N.Y.). 203(4375)
Publication Year :
1979

Abstract

Echolocating bats use different information-gathering strategies for hunting prey in open, uncluttered environments, in relatively open environments with some obstacles, and in densely cluttered environments. These situations differ in the extent to which individual targets such as flying insects can be detected as isolated objects or must be separated perceptually from backgrounds. Echolocating bats also differ in whether they use high-resolution, multidimensional images of targets or concentrate specifically on one particular target dimension, such as movement, to detect prey.

Details

ISSN :
00368075
Volume :
203
Issue :
4375
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....0b54601c73568970d7e32f0c71f91696