Echolocating bats use a nearly time-optimal strategy to intercept prey.

Acquisition of food in many animal species depends on the pursuit and capture of moving prey. Among modern humans, the pursuit and interception of moving targets plays a central role in a variety of sports, such as tennis, football, Frisbee, and baseball. Studies of target pursuit in animals, rangin...

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Main Authors: Kaushik Ghose, Timothy K Horiuchi, P S Krishnaprasad, Cynthia F Moss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-05-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0040108