Vision Impairs the Abilities of Bats to Avoid Colliding with Stationary Obstacles

BACKGROUND: Free-flying insectivorous bats occasionally collide with stationary objects they should easily detect by echolocation and avoid. Collisions often occur with lighted objects, suggesting ambient light may deleteriously affect obstacle avoidance capabilities. We tested the hypothesis that f...

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Autores principales: Orbach, Dara N., Fenton, Brock
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2976695/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21085481
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013912

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2976695/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21085481
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013912

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