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Echolocation in Oilbirds and swiftlets

The discovery of ultrasonic bat echolocation prompted a wide search for other animal biosonar systems, which yielded, among few others, two avian groups. One, the South American Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis: Caprimulgiformes), is nocturnal and eats fruit. The other is a selection of diurnal, insec...

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Autores principales: Brinkløv, Signe, Fenton, M. Brock, Ratcliffe, John M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3664765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23755019
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2013.00123