Ultrasonic predator-prey interactions in water– convergent evolution with insects and bats in air?

Toothed whales and bats have independently evolved biosonar systems to navigate and locate and catch prey. Such active sensing allows them to operate in darkness, but with the potential cost of warning prey by the emission of intense ultrasonic signals. At least six orders of nocturnal insects have...

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Main Authors: Maria eWilson, Magnus eWahlberg, Annemarie eSurlykke, Peter Teglberg Madsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2013.00137/full