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.
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 or Annemarie Surlykke
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
Web:
www.marinebioacoustics.com
