Evolution of high duty cycle echolocation in bats

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 2935-2944

  Fenton, M Brock ^a   Faure, Paul A ^b   Ratcliffe, John M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Calling behaviour; Chiroptera; Doppler shift compensation; Flutter detection; Signal design; Yangochiroptera; Yinpterochiroptera

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BAT; ECHOLOCATION; EVOLUTION; LARYNX; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TIME; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHIROPTERA; ECHOLOCATION; LARYNX; TIME FACTORS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84865211547     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.073171     Document Type: Review

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