How echolocation adapts to environments

Eran Amichai, a postdoctoral fellow in ecology, evolution, surroundings and society, research how echolocation indicators differ inside a inhabitants of massive brown bats. Amichai information echolocation indicators to establish particular bats, after which movies the people in a big chamber with open and wooded areas to see whether or not the distinctive sensory indicators are optimized for open or wooded environments.

The analysis, performed throughout the sensory ecology lab led by Hannah ter Hofstede, an affiliate professor of organic sciences, reveals some bats inside a inhabitants have sensory patterns higher suited to a selected environment.

The findings might help bat conservation efforts, Amichai says.

“Knowledge is valuable by itself, but this specific project also has real-world consequences. It gives us a better understanding of how large populations of animals can survive in a given area that has inherently limited resources.”