Bats
Overview of Echolocation
Echolocation in Bats
Anatomy of Bats
Vocalization
Neurobiology
Motor Response
Evolution
External Websites
References
 

References

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Fenton, MB. 1997. Science and the conservation of bats. Journal of Mammalogy, 78/1: 1-14

Fenton MB, Portfors CV, Rautenbach IL, Waterman JM.  1998.  Compromises:  sound frequencies used in echolocation by aerial-feeding bats.  Canadian Journal of Zoology 76 (6):  1174-1182.

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