JAMMING BAT ECHOLOCATION - CLICKS OF ARCTIID MOTHS

被引:71
作者
FULLARD, JH [1 ]
FENTON, MB [1 ]
SIMMONS, JA [1 ]
机构
[1] WASHINGTON UNIV, DEPT PSYCHOL, ST LOUIS, MO 63130 USA
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D O I
10.1139/z79-076
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Q95 [动物学];
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071002 ;
摘要
Analysis of the clicks produced by some arctiid moths shows that their acoustic characteristics (power spectra and frequency-time structures) are remarkably similar to those of frequency-modulated echolocation calls produced by many bats as they close with their prey. The clicks may be initially processed as echoes by the auditory systems of these bats and function by interfering with information processing by the bat.
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