INDIVIDUAL AND ROOST IDENTIFICATION USING THE ECHOLOCATION CALLS OF WILD BIG BROWN BATS, EPTESICVS FVSCUS

摘要

The majority of bats use echoes of sound pulses to acquire three dimensional acoustic images of their environment, which allows them to navigate in darkness during flight (Griffin; 1958). This process is termed echolocation (Griffin; 1958) and can aid bats in avoiding objects, gaining access to roost sites and, locating, identifying and capturing prey.