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Stereotyped active sensing in fast-diving echolocating bats

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: , and traversed distances of up to 6 m (∼60 body lengths) between receiving echoes from the ground. Bats adjusted their echolocation in a stereotyped pattern once the ground was within detection range by decreasing signal duration, shortening interpulse intervals, and increasing signal end frequency. Our analyses suggest that bats receive relatively sparse echo information during dives and likely integrate this information with cognitive spatial maps and available visual cues to safely complete their high-speed roost reentry.

Source: iScience

DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.114099

Authors: Laura N. Kloepper, Amaro Tuninetti, Ian Bentley, Christian D. Harding, Caroline H. Brighton, Mohammad Rasool Izadi, Robert L. Stevenson, Graham K. Taylor

Institutions: University of New Hampshire, Florida Polytechnic University, UC San Diego Health System, University of California San Diego, British Trust for Ornithology, University of Notre Dame, University of Oxford

Language: English

Topic: Bat Biology and Ecology Studies

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,240

Funders: National Science Foundation, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, European Research Council, Office of Naval Research

Awards: G100775722, G1955497535, IIBR Informatics: Intuitive Sampling, Tracking and Counting Software for Biological Sciences

OpenAlex ID: W4416426316

FWCI: 0.955

Cites: 79

Cited by: 1

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