Abstract
BATS of the suborder Microptera can locate objects by emitting pulses of high frequency sound and listening to the echoes. The accuracy of this echolocation system, at close quarters, is shown by the ability of bats to avoid fine wires, catch insects and alight on small perches1, and entails similar accuracy in the estimation of its components of range and direction.
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AIDLEY, D. Echo Intensity in Range Estimation by Bats. Nature 224, 1330–1331 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2241330b0
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