Prey evasiveness and masking noise jointly promote the ultrahigh call rate in echolocating bats
We posit that prey evasiveness and masking noise, two primary challenges faced by both echolocating bats and toothed whales, jointly drove the evolution of the ultrahigh call rate of terminal buzz.
Authors
- Jinhong Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2780-475X)
- Nina Ma
- Hangjing Xia
- H. Q. Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9532-7222)
Institutions
- Central China Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Biology
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-025-02435-0
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.05
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China