"Echolocation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An auditory orientation mechanism involving the emission of high frequency sounds which are reflected back to the emitter (animal).
| Descriptor ID |
D004455
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.113.055.400
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Echolocation" by people in Profiles.
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Evolution of inner ear neuroanatomy of bats and implications for echolocation. Nature. 2022 02; 602(7897):449-454.
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Testing Convergent Evolution in Auditory Processing Genes between Echolocating Mammals and the Aye-Aye, a Percussive-Foraging Primate. Genome Biol Evol. 2017 07 01; 9(7):1978-1989.
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Single-locus species delimitation: a test of the mixed Yule-coalescent model, with an empirical application to Philippine round-leaf bats. Proc Biol Sci. 2012 Sep 22; 279(1743):3678-86.
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Interpulse interval modulation by echolocating big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) in different densities of obstacle clutter. J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol. 2009 Jun; 195(6):603-17.
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Delay-tuned combination-sensitive neurons in the auditory cortex of the vocalizing mustached bat. J Neurophysiol. 1988 Feb; 59(2):623-35.
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The personalized auditory cortex of the mustached bat: adaptation for echolocation. J Neurophysiol. 1987 Oct; 58(4):643-54.