Bat sonar: An alternative interpretation of the 10-ns jitter result

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 259-266

  Beedholm, K ^a   Mohl B ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cross correlation receiver; Echolocation; Impedance mismatch; Psychophysics; Range jitter

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BAT; CALIBRATION; ECHOLOCATION; HEARING; HUMAN; NERVE CONDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CALIBRATION; CHIROPTERA; ECHOLOCATION; HUMANS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032031657     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050176     Document Type: Review

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