Echolocation in Bats and Dolphins

Jeanette-A Thomas

,

Cynthia Moss

,

Marianne Vater

,

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Résumé

Although bats and dolphins live in very different environments, are vastly different in size, and hunt different kinds of prey, both groups have evolved sonar systems, known as echolocation, to locate food and navigate the skies and seas. While much research has been conducted over the post thirty years on echolocation in bats and dolphins, this volume is the first to compare what is known about echolocation in each group, to point out what information is missing, and to identify future areas of research. Echolocation in Bats and Dolphins consists of six sections: mechanisms of echolocation signal production; the anatomy and physiology of signal reception and interpretation; performance and cognition; ecological and evolutionary aspects of echolocation mammals; theoretical and methodological topics; and possible echolocation capabilities in other mammals, including shrews, seals, and baleen whales. Animal behaviorists, ecologists, physiologists, and both scientists and engineers who work in the field of bioacoustics will benefit from this book.

Sommaire

    • Echolocation signal production, feedback, and control systems
    • Auditory systems in echolocating mammals
    • Performance and cognition in echolocating mammals
    • Ecological and evolutionary aspects of echolocating mammals
    • Echolocation theory, analysis techniques, and applications
    • Possible echolocation abilities in other mammals

Caractéristiques

  • Date de parution
    01/01/2004
  • Editeur
  • ISBN
    0-226-79599-3
  • EAN
    9780226795997
  • Présentation
    Broché
  • Nb. de pages
    604 pages
  • Poids
    1.445 Kg
  • Dimensions
    21,5 cm × 27,5 cm × 2,8 cm

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À propos des auteurs

Jeanette A. Thomas is professor of biology at Western Illinois University. She is the coeditor of four books, including Sensory Abilities of Aquatic Mammals and Marine Mammal Sensory Systems. Cynthia F. Moss is professor of psychology and member of the Institute for Systems Research at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is the coeditor of Neuroethological Studies on Cognitive and Perceptual Processes. Marianne Vater is professor in the Department of Physiology and Cell Biology at the University of Potsdam, Germany.

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