Sensory Ecology of Water Detection by Bats: A Field Experiment
Sensory Ecology of Water Detection by Bats: A Field Experiment
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United States: Public Library of Science
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English
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Bats face a great risk of dehydration, so sensory mechanisms for water recognition are crucial for their survival. In the laboratory, bats recognized any smooth horizontal surface as water because these provide analogous reflections of echolocation calls. We tested whether bats also approach smooth horizontal surfaces other than water to drink in n...
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Sensory Ecology of Water Detection by Bats: A Field Experiment
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1327131031
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1327131031
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0048144
