Groups of bats improve sonar efficiency through mutual suppression of pulse emissions.

How bats adapt their sonar behavior to accommodate the noisiness of a crowded day roost is a mystery. Some bats change their pulse acoustics to enhance the distinction between theirs and another bat’s echoes, but additional mechanisms are needed to explain the bat sonar system’s exceptional resilien...

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Main Authors: Jenna eJarvis, William eJackson, Michael eSmotherman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
BAT
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2013.00140/full