Trawling bats exploit an echo-acoustic ground effect

Trawling bats exploit an echo-acoustic ground effect

A water surface acts not only as an optic mirror but also as an acoustic mirror. Echolocation calls emitted by bats at low heights above water are reflected away from the bat, and hence the background clutter is reduced. Moreover, targets on the surface create an enhanced echo. Here, we formally qua...

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Main Authors: Sandor eZsebok, Ferdinand eKroll, Melina eHeinrich, Daria eGenzel, Bjoern M Siemers, Lutz eWiegrebe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Echolocation
target detection
Ground Effect
Myotis daubentonii
echo-acoustic mirrors
target discrimination
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2013.00065/full

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