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Echolocation signals and pinnae movement in the fruitbat Rousettus aegyptiacus

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Echolocation signals and pinnae movement in the fruitbat Rousettus aegyptiacus. / Holland, Richard; Waters, D.A.
In: Acta Chiropterologica, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2005, p. 83-90.

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Holland, R & Waters, DA 2005, 'Echolocation signals and pinnae movement in the fruitbat Rousettus aegyptiacus', Acta Chiropterologica, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 83-90. https://doi.org/10.3161/1733-5329(2005)7[83:ESAPMI]2.0.CO;2

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Holland, R., & Waters, D. A. (2005). Echolocation signals and pinnae movement in the fruitbat Rousettus aegyptiacus. Acta Chiropterologica, 7(1), 83-90. https://doi.org/10.3161/1733-5329(2005)7[83:ESAPMI]2.0.CO;2

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Holland R, Waters DA. 2005. Echolocation signals and pinnae movement in the fruitbat Rousettus aegyptiacus. Acta Chiropterologica. 7(1):83-90. https://doi.org/10.3161/1733-5329(2005)7[83:ESAPMI]2.0.CO;2

MLA

Holland, Richard and D.A. Waters. "Echolocation signals and pinnae movement in the fruitbat Rousettus aegyptiacus". Acta Chiropterologica. 2005, 7(1). 83-90. https://doi.org/10.3161/1733-5329(2005)7[83:ESAPMI]2.0.CO;2

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Holland R, Waters DA. Echolocation signals and pinnae movement in the fruitbat Rousettus aegyptiacus. Acta Chiropterologica. 2005;7(1):83-90. doi: 10.3161/1733-5329(2005)7[83:ESAPMI]2.0.CO;2

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Holland, Richard ; Waters, D.A. / Echolocation signals and pinnae movement in the fruitbat Rousettus aegyptiacus. In: Acta Chiropterologica. 2005 ; Vol. 7, No. 1. pp. 83-90.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Echolocation signals and pinnae movement in the fruitbat Rousettus aegyptiacus

AU - Holland, Richard

AU - Waters, D.A.

PY - 2005

Y1 - 2005

N2 - The fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus has highly mobile pinnae. Little is known about the role that such movements play in sound localisation however and whether they interact with the process of echolocation in this species. Here we report the correspondence of echolocation signals in free flight with the downward wingbeat and forward movement of the pinnae, and demonstrate that the ears have a greater sensitivity to click stimuli in front of the animal when directed forwards than when back and to the side. The potential significance of the production of echolocation signals whilst the ears are moving from their least sensitive to their most sensitive position is discussed.

AB - The fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus has highly mobile pinnae. Little is known about the role that such movements play in sound localisation however and whether they interact with the process of echolocation in this species. Here we report the correspondence of echolocation signals in free flight with the downward wingbeat and forward movement of the pinnae, and demonstrate that the ears have a greater sensitivity to click stimuli in front of the animal when directed forwards than when back and to the side. The potential significance of the production of echolocation signals whilst the ears are moving from their least sensitive to their most sensitive position is discussed.

U2 - 10.3161/1733-5329(2005)7[83:ESAPMI]2.0.CO;2

DO - 10.3161/1733-5329(2005)7[83:ESAPMI]2.0.CO;2

M3 - Article

VL - 7

SP - 83

EP - 90

JO - Acta Chiropterologica

JF - Acta Chiropterologica

SN - 1508-1109

IS - 1

ER -