How Colony Bats Harmonize Their Sonar: Secrets of Bat Echolocation
Greater Japanese horseshoe bats living in colonies adjust and align their echolocation call frequencies to prevent acoustic interference, according to a study published in the Journal of Comparative Physiology A. Researchers Haruhito Matsumoto, Soshi Yoshida, and Shizuko Hiryu of Doshisha University tracked wild-caught bats introduced to a captive colony and found that the animals asymmetrically … Read more