Spatial orientation and navigation rely on the acquisition of several types of sensory
information. This information is then transformed into a neural code for space in the …

Duty cycle describes the relative 'on time'of a periodic signal. In bats, we argue that high duty
cycle (HDC) echolocation was selected for and evolved from low duty cycle (LDC) …

Throughout evolution the foraging and echolocation behaviors as well as the motor systems
of bats have been adapted to the tasks they have to perform while searching and acquiring …

Throughout their lives animals must complete many tasks, including finding food, avoiding
predators, attracting mates, and navigating through a complex and dynamic environment …

The recording and analysis of echolocation calls are fundamental methods used to study bat
distribution, ecology, and behavior. However, the goal of identifying bats in flight from their …

The Lombard effect, an involuntary rise in call amplitude in response to masking ambient
noise, represents one of the most efficient mechanisms to optimize signal-to-noise ratio. The …

Bat fatalities by collision or barotrauma at wind farms currently raise high conservation
concerns. In many countries, pre-installation acoustic surveys are mandatory in order to …

Phylogenomics of bats suggests that their echolocation either evolved separately in the bat
suborders Yinpterochiroptera and Yangochiroptera, or had a single origin in bat ancestors …

All animals face the essential task of extracting biologically meaningful sensory information
from the 'noisy'backdrop of their environments. Here, we examine mechanisms used by …

Guilds subdivide bat assemblages into basic structural units of species with similar patterns
of habitat use and foraging modes, but do not explain mechanisms of niche differentiation …