the ability of an animal to orient itself by receiving the reflection of sounds it produces, such as with bats and dolphins.
The method used by many toothed cetaceans to find their way around the marine environment and hunt prey. Sounds are emitted by the animal, which then interprets the returning echo, building a 'sound picture' of its environment..
the ability of animals to locate objects through the use of sound generated and received by the animal
the process whereby the distance and direction of objects is determined by the reception of the reflection of an ultrasonic pulse (Morris 1992).
Sound emission by cetaceans, who "read" the returning echo to navigate and find food.
Some animals can literally 'see' in the dark by using a specialised sense of hearing. They produce sounds - high-pitched clicks usually - that bounce back off obstacles and are picked up by the animal's ear or a similar receptor organ. The brain uses the delay between the sound going out and the returned sound being picked up by the ear to calculate the distance to an object and build up a mental picture of the surroundings. Bats use this system with great effect - they can even 'see' moths flying around in pitch black. Dolphins use a similar system to find food buried in the sediment on the sea floor.
The detection of an object by means of reflected sound. It is used by bats and dolphins.
(See BCI) A process for locating distant or invisible objects by means of sound waves reflected back to the emitter by the objects.
The sonar-like use of reflected sound waves to locate food and other objects.
Emission of loud pulses of sound and analysis of returning echoes in order to find what lies ahead; used by many bats for hunting and navigating
ability to locate objects by emitting sound and receiving and interpreting the sound waves.
a system used by many cetaceans to navigate, orient themselves and search for food. It is accomplished by sending out sounds and interpreting the echoes produced.
Use of sound waves to locate distant or invisible objects; echolocation is used by bats to find their way in the dark (not that they are blind -- some bats have keen eyesight); bats emit high-pitched sounds that bounce off objects (like trees and yummy insects), alerting them to where the objects are.
the process by which killer whales and other toothed cetaceans use vocalizations to obtain information about their surroundings; similar to SONAR, echolation involves the production of rapid, high-frequency clicks that echo off objects in the whale's path.
A system that bats use to navigate and find food.They give off high pitched sounds, then interpret the echoes.
the process of direction-finding based upon reflected echoes
a SONAR-like mechanism of orientation in the sensory systems of certain mammals (whales, dolphins, bats, etc.), by which they translate their own echoes into directional signals that permit them to explore their surroundings.
The use of sound waves by some marine animals to locate and identify underwater objects.
The process of sending out sounds and using the returning echoes to locate objects.
A process used by an animal to avoid obstacles by making ultrasonic sounds that are echoed back and that thus indicate the distance and direction of objects.
An auditory feedback mechanism in bats, porpoises, seals and certain other animals whereby reflected ultrasonic sounds are used in to find objects or prey.
A system used by most (toothed) whales by producing high-frequency sounds, and receiving their echos to navigate in their environment and locate prey.
The process of locating an object by measuring the time a sound wave takes to travel to and from the object.
a navigating system. Bats emit sounds that strike objects and come back as echoes. The bats can tell from these echoes what the object is, where it's located, and how fast it's moving.
the sonar-like ability used by bats, dolphins, and other animals to detect objects. Using echolocation, the animal emits high-pitched sounds that reflect off of an object and return to the ears or other sensory receptors.
A system of locating object using sound
a process for locating distant or invisible objects. This is accomplished by emitting sound waves, which are reflected back to the emitter by objects in their path.
System used by many cetaceans to orientate, navigate, and find food by sending out sounds and interpreting the returning echoes.
Whales use echolocation to sense objects. In echolocation, a high-pitched sound (usually clicks) is sent out by the whale. The sound bounces off the object and some returns to the whale. The whale interprets this returning echo to determine the object's shape, direction, distance, and texture. Bats also use echolocation.
The process by which an animal locates itself with respect to other animals and objects by emitting sound waves and sensing the pattern of the reflected sound waves.
Echolocation is the debut album by American folk-rock band Fruit Bats, released in 2001.