Representation of perceptual dimensions of insect prey during terminal pursuit by echolocating bats

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 109-121

  Simmons, James A ^a   Dear, Steven P ^a   Ferragamo, Michael J ^a   Haresign, Tim ^a   Fritz, Jonathan ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EPTESICUS; EPTESICUS FUSCUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0030220605     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1543071     Document Type: Conference Paper

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