Frequency discrimination of brief tonal steps as a function of frequency in the lesser bulldog bat

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

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 247-253

  Roverud, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bat; Frequency analysis; Frequency discrimination; Hearing; Psychoacoustics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BAT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ECHOLOCATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ECHOLOCATION; MALE;

ANIMALIA; NOCTILIO ALBIVENTRIS; NOCTILIONIDAE;

EID: 0033197679     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050384     Document Type: Article

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