Sensory Ecology: Echolocation Calls Are Used for Communication

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Jones, Gareth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BAT; ECHOLOCATION; HEARING; LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISION;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHIROPTERA; ECHOLOCATION; LIGHT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

NYCTALUS NOCTULA;

EID: 37449033689     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.10.056     Document Type: Short Survey

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