Call production and wingbeat coupling is flexible and species‐specific in echolocating bats
Hangjing Xia,
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Nina Ma,
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Aoqiang Li
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et al.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 30, 2025
Abstract
Echolocation
and
flight
are
two
key
behavioral
innovations
that
contribute
to
the
evolutionary
success
diversification
of
bats,
which
classified
phylogenetically
into
suborders:
Yinpterochiroptera
Yangochiroptera.
Considerable
research
has
identified
a
coupling
between
call
production
wingbeat
in
flying
although
only
few
have
quantified
relationship
all
were
restricted
bats
from
suborder
Here,
we
quantitatively
compared
representative
species
Hipposideros
pratti
Myotis
pilosus
Yangochiroptera,
under
identical
experimental
settings.
We
found
(1)
both
exhibited
temporal
wingbeat;
(2)
degree
is
species‐specific,
with
M.
showing
tighter
timing
cycle
than
H.
;
(3)
plastic
trait,
as
evidenced
by
effect
environmental
clutter
(4)
there
no
evidence
limits
source
level
control
either
species.
suggest
flexible
may
not
compromise
precise
echolocation
bats.
Language: Английский
Echo feedback mediates noise-induced vocal modifications in flying bats
Journal of Comparative Physiology A,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
209(1), P. 203 - 214
Published: Oct. 20, 2022
Language: Английский
Effects of insect pursuit on the Doppler shift compensation in a hipposiderid bat
Nina Ma,
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Hangjing Xia,
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Chao Yu
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et al.
Journal of Experimental Biology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
227(6)
Published: Feb. 14, 2024
Doppler
shift
compensation
(DSC)
is
a
unique
feature
observed
in
certain
species
of
echolocating
bats
and
hypothesized
to
be
an
adaptation
detecting
fluttering
insects.
However,
current
research
on
DSC
has
primarily
focused
that
are
not
engaged
foraging
activities.
In
this
study,
we
investigated
the
performance
Pratt's
roundleaf
bat,
Hipposideros
pratti,
which
was
trained
pursue
insects
various
motion
states
within
laboratory
setting.
Our
study
yielded
three
main
results.
First,
H.
pratti
demonstrated
highly
precise
during
insect
pursuit,
aligning
with
previous
findings
other
flutter-detecting
foragers
orientation
or
landing
tasks.
Second,
found
state
prey
had
little
effect
pratti.
Third,
variations
throughout
course
pursuit.
The
exhibited
highest
phase
maximum
flight
speed
but
decreased
capture.
These
high
precision
overall
time-dependent
pursuit
support
hypothesis
Language: Английский
Interdisciplinary development trends of contemporary bioacoustics and the opportunities for China
Zhishu Xiao,
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Jianguo Cui,
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Daiping Wang
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et al.
Biodiversity Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
31(1), P. 22423 - 22423
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Background:
Contemporary
bioacoustics
is
an
interdisciplinary
science
by
combining
biology
and
ecology
with
acoustics.Through
the
mutual
penetration
integration
of
technological
innovation
many
disciplinary
fields
from
natural
social
science,
it
has
gradually
formed
characteristics
transdisciplinary
fields,
such
as
strong
compatibility,
high
dependence,
wide
application
scenarios.Though
expanded
into
scenarios,
a
comprehensive
understanding
discipline
in
scientific
communities
at
home
abroad
are
still
lacking.Therefore,
necessary
to
systematically
evaluate
development
status,
main
research
issues
frontier
topics
contemporary
bioacoustics.Scope
bioacoustics:
new
that
studies
relationship
between
sounds
organisms
their
ecological
environment.With
digital
recording,
electronics
microelectronics,
artificial
intelligence
informationscience,
depth
breadth
continually
expanding,
diversified
biology,
other
disciplines.Currently,
mainly
guided
theories
methods
basic
disciplines
ecology.The
focus
reveal
interaction
various
among
organisms,
human
beings
environment
man-made
environment,
so
provide
theoretical
basis
solutions
for
recognize,
protect
utilize
bioacoustic
resources.Aims:
By
reviewing
relevant
literature
abroad,
combined
our
practice
thinking,
this
paper
focuses
on
properties
key
bioacoustics,
introduces
trends
animal
acoustics,
underwater
environmental
conservation
computational
monitoring
analysis.The
status
opportunities
China
also
evaluated
analyzed,
future
construction
prospected.Conclusions:
Bioacoustic
conducive
fully
use
resources
related
theories.Its
achievements
can
be
used
guidance
decision-making
life
health
biosafety,
utilization
protection
environment.In
sum,
high-quality
services
progress
civilization
beautiful
healthy
China.
Language: Английский
Perceptual hearing sensitivity during vocal production
iScience,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
25(11), P. 105435 - 105435
Published: Oct. 26, 2022
Vocalization,
such
as
speaking,
inevitably
generates
sensory
feedback
that
can
cause
self-generated
masking.
However,
perceptual
hearing
sensitivity
during
vocal
production
is
poorly
understood.
Using
an
adaptive
psychophysical
method,
we
measured
the
of
echolocating
bat,
Hipposideros
pratti,
in
a
passive
listening
(PL)
task
to
detect
pure
tones,
active
(AL)
tones
triggered
by
its
vocalization,
and
phantom
echo
task.
We
found
hanging
H.
pratti
had
best
approximately
0
dB
sound
pressure
level
(SPL)
PL
but
much
lower
(nearly
40
worse)
In
AL
task,
all
bats
gradually
increased
call
frequency
0.8–1.1
kHz,
which
improved
their
25–29
dB.
This
study
underscores
need
for
studying
capability
subjects
engaged
behaviors.
Language: Английский