Abstract:Aerial insectivorous bats face the challenge of efficient echo scene analysis for localizing obstacles and capturing prey in flight. Data collected with a telemetry microphone mounted on the foraging bat's head provide a valuable opportunity to reconstruct acoustic scenes comprised of echoes returning to the bat's ears. This study explores the information embedded in echoes from a tethered insect and background clutter recorded by the telemetry microphone in laboratory experiments. Using images from high-speed… Show more
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