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Bat Bioacoustics

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Editors:
  1. M. Brock Fenton

    1. Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, LONDON, Canada

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  2. Alan D Grinnell

    1. Dept of Physi, David Geffen School of Me, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

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  3. Arthur N. Popper

    1. Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

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  4. Richard R. Fay

    1. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, USA

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  • Covers the spectrum from evolution to behavior and interactions with other species
  • on laboratory, field and synthetic approaches to the topic
  • Explores the development and use of new technologies
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research (SHAR, volume 54)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. A History of the Study of Echolocation

    • Alan D. Grinnell, Edwin Gould, M. Brock Fenton
    Pages 1-24

  3. Phylogeny, Genes, and Hearing: Implications for the Evolution of Echolocation in Bats

    • Emma C. Teeling, Gareth Jones, Stephen J. Rossiter
    Pages 25-54

  4. Ultrasound Production, Emission, and Reception

    • Walter Metzner, Rolf Müller
    Pages 55-91

  5. To Scream or to Listen? Prey Detection and Discrimination in Animal-Eating Bats

    • Patricia L. Jones, Rachel A. Page, John M. Ratcliffe
    Pages 93-116

  6. Roles of Acoustic Social Communication in the Lives of Bats

    • Erin Gillam, M. Brock Fenton
    Pages 117-139

  7. Guild Structure and Niche Differentiation in Echolocating Bats

    • Annette Denzinger, Elisabeth K. V. Kalko, Marco Tschapka, Alan D. Grinnell, Hans-Ulrich Schnitzler
    Pages 141-166

  8. Neural Coding of Signal Duration and Complex Acoustic Objects

    • Paul A. Faure, Uwe Firzlaff
    Pages 167-206

  9. The Neural Processing of Frequency Modulations in the Auditory System of Bats

    • George D. Pollak
    Pages 207-238

  10. Behavioral and Physiological Bases for Doppler Shift Compensation by Echolocating Bats

    • Shizuko Hiryu, Emanuel C. Mora, Hiroshi Riquimaroux
    Pages 239-263

  11. Perceiving the World Through Echolocation and Vision

    • Annemarie Surlykke, James A. Simmons, Cynthia F. Moss
    Pages 265-288

  12. Perspectives and Challenges for Future Research in Bat Hearing

    • Lutz Wiegrebe, Alan D. Grinnell, M. Brock Fenton
    Pages 289-304
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About this book

Arguably biosonar is one of the ‘eye-opening’ discoveries about animal behavior and the auditory systems of echolocators are front and center in this story.  Echolocation by bats has proven to be a virtual gold mine for colleagues studying neurobiology, while providing many rich examples of its impact on other areas of bats’ lives.  In this volume we briefly review the history of the topic (reminding readers of the 1995 Hearing by Bats).  We use a chapter on new findings in the phylogeny of bats to put the information that follows in an evolutionary context. This includes an examination of the possible roles of Prestin and FoxP2 genes and various anatomical features affecting bat vocalizations.  We introduce recent work on the role of noseleafs, ears, and other facial components on the focusing of sound and collection of echoes. ​

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, LONDON, Canada

    M. Brock Fenton

  • Dept of Physi, David Geffen School of Me, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

    Alan D Grinnell

  • Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

    Arthur N. Popper

  • Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, USA

    Richard R. Fay

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Bat Bioacoustics

  • Editors: M. Brock Fenton, Alan D Grinnell, Arthur N. Popper, Richard R. Fay

  • Series Title: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3527-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-3525-3Published: 03 June 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-8067-3Published: 26 May 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-3527-7Published: 02 June 2016

  • Series ISSN: 0947-2657

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-1897

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 304

  • Number of Illustrations: 49 b/w illustrations, 21 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Neurosciences, Animal Physiology, Neurobiology

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