As part of our #JEB100 celebrations we are interviewing some of the journal Editors and in the current issue, Almut Kelber tells us about the incredible sensory worlds inhabited by other animals and how she would love to communicate with them like Dr Dolittle

#neuroethology #comparativephysiology #biology #science #zoology #entomology #echolocation

https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/226/15/jeb246384/325764

In their #JEB100 Review Moss, Ortiz and Wahlberg compare #echolocation in #bats and #toothedwhales, and how these animals use it to find prey and to negotiate their complex worlds.

https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/226/9/jeb245450/308933
#zoology #comparativephysiology #science

RT @OPENVIResearch
Did you know that apart from bats &marine mammals, people can echolocate too? How #echolocation may benefit people with #visionimpairment? Visit our website &have a look at the latest lab summary. #humanecholocation #learningecholocation #visualimpairment https://sites.google.com/view/open-vi-research/recent-research-summaries?authuser=0#h.gp0srgwdsqfx

For free #batappreciation day see
ICB’s free
Feeding mechanisms in #bats: variation within the constraints of flight
by Dumont

https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icm007

& Effects of Ethanol on Food Consumption and Skin Temperature in the Egyptian Fruit #Bat
by Korine et al

https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icr012

& IOB’s

#Vibroacoustic Response of the Tympanic #Membrane to Hyoid-Borne Sound Generated during #Echolocation in #bats

by Snipes & Carter

https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obad004

RT @echodislocation
How can we measure the object information shared between vision, touch, and #echolocation? Check out Caroline Danforth's #CNS2023 poster on Saturday afternoon, Session A, Poster A82! An exciting collaboration between @SKERIResearch and Dr. Amrita Puri at @uca_cnsm

Espostoa frutescens cacti surround their flowers with hairs which act like mufflers, absorbing the echolocation clicks produced by bats, to make the echoes from their flowers stand out so that the nectar feeding mammals distribute their pollen far and wide
#science #bats #echolocation #comparativephysiology #pollination

https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/226/5/jeb245684/293512

Fresh ink Friday for IOB

Fresh "ink" Friday!

#Vibroacoustic Response of the #Tympanic #Membrane to Hyoid-Borne #Sound Generated during #Echolocation in #Bats

by Snipes, & Carter
https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obad004

#Science #biology #PhD #Academic
#Bat

New server; new introduction! Absolutely loving Mastodon so far. I’m quirky, silly, profound, curious, a big sap. #Blind #DeafBlind #bats #echolocation #FolkMusic #scienceFiction #bisexual #mindfulness #NewThought #Spirituality #curling #hockey

Oh, man, I’m excited about getting a new bat detector in a few days. Have to remind myself that it’s still hibernation and migration season, but within a few months, I’ll go camping in the desert and do some prime listening. I may hang out in my yard and porch before then and see if I might catch some calls. #bats #echolocation

Can anyone recommend a bat detector (for picking up bat ultrasonic calls) that is not a kit and is $100 or less? Heterodynne ok. Phone apps ok. Thanks. #bats #echolocation

#Blind #Sonar #EchoLocation
First outing with the Sunu Band. Magical

Last december I discovered a great method that can detect shifts in the direction of #selection associated to
phenotypic traits.

doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac247

I like to think of it is as a #Phylogenetic #GWAS. If you give a trait, for instance #echolocation, you can see which site in which protein coevolved with this trait. Afterwords, you can also verify that genes for which you find a #coevolution actually makes sense regarding the trait. (1/N)

#NewPaper #Bats #Echolocation #Evolution

Zou W, Liang H, Wu P, Luo B, Zhou D, Liu W, Wu J, Fang L, Lei Y and Feng J (2022) Correlated evolution of wing morphology and echolocation calls in bats. Front. Ecol. Evol. 10:1031548. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.1031548

@BorthwickDave
I have a bat flight in the garden where I test fly my rescue bats to ensure they are strong enough to support themselves when released. They need to be able to manouvre quickly and feed on the wing. As the sun was going down I suddenly realised this guy was watching my 🦇🦇 in the bat flight. We had an audience. A sneaky Tawny🦉

#bats #BatConservation #EndangeredSpecies #echolocation #BatsOfMastodon #LoveBats

@Bookfairiecymru He sure was. They are all such characters and I love them all. Brown Long-eareds have always been a favourite, but I must admit I was smitten with Iggy. 🦇 ❤️ 🦇

#bats #BatConservation #EndangeredSpecies #echolocation #BatsOfMastodon #LoveBats

October: Iggy, a rare Barbastelle bat, was seen flying the corridors of a hospital for days. He was finally caught and rescued and was extremely underweight for the time of year. Bats need to gain weight in order to see them through the cold winter months. Iggy soon settled in and was a treasure to care for. Here he is, enjoying his dinner.

#bats #BatConservation #EndangeredSpecies #echolocation #BatsOfMastodon #LoveBats 🦇

Meet a cold and tired Sydney, named by the finder. I rescued her last night. She was found yesterday a.m by a chap that had been replacing the finder's outside alarm. I initially gave her rejuvenating fluids and she now needs to build up fat, gain weight in order to see her through the winter months. If the outside temp. stays the same though, she may be with me for a while. #bats #batconservation #endangered species #echolocation

Bats, much like Death Metal singers, use 'false vocal folds' to create low frequency vocalizations.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/29/world/bats-death-metal-growls-scn-trnd/index.html

I guess that's why:
(1) Batman growls all the time; and
(2) bats love Chuck Schuldiner.

#DeathMetal #Bats #PlosBiology #Biology #Echolocation #Metal #Grindcore

RT @PLOSBiology@twitter.com

High-speed video & audio reveals how #bats use distinct laryngeal structures for #echolocation & social calls. The same structures as used in #DeathMetal growling extend their vocal range to 7 octaves. @scientistjonas@twitter.com @CoenElemans@twitter.com &co #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3UjM03a

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/PLOSBiology/status/1597885011503767553

High-speed video & audio reveals how #bats use distinct laryngeal structures for #echolocation & social calls. The same structures as used in #DeathMetal growling extend their vocal range to 7 octaves. @scientistjonas @CoenElemans &co #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3UjM03a