Dear All, Sorry for cross posting. We have published a recent review in Physiology that reveals a remarkable functional convergence in the way bats and toothed whales independently have evolved to echolocate with ultrasound. Physiology. 2013 Sep;28(5):276-83. doi: 10.1152/physiol.00008.2013. Functional convergence in bat and toothed whale biosonars. Madsen PT<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Madsen%20PT%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=23997187>, Surlykke A<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Surlykke%20A%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=23997187>. Abstract Echolocating bats and toothed whales hunt and navigate by emission of sound pulses and analysis of returning echoes to form a self-generated auditory scene. Here, we demonstrate a striking functional convergence in the way these two groups of mammals independently evolved the capability to sense with sound in air and water. The paper can be found here: http://physiologyonline.physiology.org/content/28/5/276.long Or pdf request can be made to me peter.madsen@biology.au.dk<mailto:peter.madsen@biology.au.dk> or Annemarie Surlykke ams@biology.sdu.dk<mailto:ams@biology.sdu.dk> Best Peter Peter T. Madsen Zoophysiology, Department of Bioscience Aarhus University, Build. 1131, CF Mollers Alle 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Phone: 0045 8715 6501 email: peter.madsen@biology.au.dk<mailto:peter.madsen@biology.au.dk> Web: www.marinebioacoustics.com<http://www.marinebioacoustics.com> [sender_logo]
