The auditory cortex of the bat
BMC Neuroscience, 2008 Background The mammalian auditory cortex can be subdivided into various fields characterized by neurophysiological and neuroarchitectural properties and by connections with different nuclei of the thalamus.
Schwellnus Britta +4 more
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Echolocation calls and communication calls are controlled differentially in the brainstem of the bat
BMC Biology, 2005 Background Echolocating bats emit vocalizations that can be classified either as echolocation calls or communication calls. Neural control of both types of calls must govern the same pool of motoneurons responsible for vocalizations.
Schuller Gerd, Fenzl Thomas
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Expanded diversity of novel hemoplasmas in rare and undersampled Neotropical bats [PDF]
One Health, 2023 Hemotropic mycoplasmas are emerging as a model system for studying bacterial pathogens in bats, but taxonomic coverage of sampled host species remains biased. We leveraged a long-term field study in Belize to uncover novel hemoplasma diversity in bats by
Dmitriy V. Volokhov +11 more
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Size constancy in bat biosonar? Perceptual interaction of object aperture and distance. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Perception and encoding of object size is an important feature of sensory systems. In the visual system object size is encoded by the visual angle (visual aperture) on the retina, but the aperture depends on the distance of the object. As object distance
Melina Heinrich, Lutz Wiegrebe
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Communication breakdown: Limits of spectro-temporal resolution for the perception of bat communication calls [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 During vocal communication, the spectro-temporal structure of vocalizations conveys important contextual information. Bats excel in the use of sounds for echolocation by meticulous encoding of signals in the temporal domain.
Stephen Gareth Hörpel +5 more
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Sensorimotor Model of Obstacle Avoidance in Echolocating Bats. [PDF]
PLoS Computational Biology, 2015 Bat echolocation is an ability consisting of many subtasks such as navigation, prey detection and object recognition. Understanding the echolocation capabilities of bats comes down to isolating the minimal set of acoustic cues needed to complete each ...
Dieter Vanderelst +2 more
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Genome-Wide Identification of MicroRNAs and Immune-Related Proteins Provides Insights into Antiviral Adaptations in Common Vampire Bat [PDF]
AnimalsBats are natural reservoirs for diverse viruses, yet they rarely develop disease, suggesting unique antiviral adaptations. In this study, we performed a comprehensive genome-wide analysis in the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus), integrating ...
Yicheng Yan +4 more
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Molecular evidence of Borrelia spp. in bats from Córdoba Department, northwest Colombia [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background The genus Borrelia is composed of two well-defined monophyletic groups, the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex (Bb) and the relapsing fever (RF) group borreliae.
Yesica López +10 more
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Object-oriented echo perception and cortical representation in echolocating bats. [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2007 Echolocating bats can identify three-dimensional objects exclusively through the analysis of acoustic echoes of their ultrasonic emissions. However, objects of the same structure can differ in size, and the auditory system must achieve a size-invariant ...
Uwe Firzlaff +4 more
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Absent or low rate of adult neurogenesis in the hippocampus of bats (Chiroptera). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2007 Bats are the only flying mammals and have well developed navigation abilities for 3D-space. Even bats with comparatively small home ranges cover much larger territories than rodents, and long-distance migration by some species is unique among small ...
Irmgard Amrein +3 more
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