Analysis of echolocation behavior of bats in "echo space" using acoustic simulation

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Autores principales: Teshima, Yu, Yamada, Yasufumi, Tsuchiya, Takao, Heim, Olga, Hiryu, Shizuko
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author Teshima, Yu
Yamada, Yasufumi
Tsuchiya, Takao
Heim, Olga
Hiryu, Shizuko
author_facet Teshima, Yu
Yamada, Yasufumi
Tsuchiya, Takao
Heim, Olga
Hiryu, Shizuko
contents (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Background:  Echolocating bats use echo information to perceive space, control their behavior, and adjust flight navigation strategies in various environments. However, the echolocation behavior of bats, including echo information, has not been thoroughly investigated as it is technically difficult to measure all the echoes that reach the bats during flight, even with the conventional telemetry microphones currently in use. Therefore, we attempted to reproduce the echoes received at the location of bats during flight by combining acoustic simulation and behavioral experiments with acoustic measurements. By using acoustic simulation, echoes can be reproduced as temporal waveforms (including diffracted waves and multiple reflections), and detailed echo analysis is possible even in complex obstacle environments. Results:  We visualized the spatiotemporal changes in the echo incidence points detected by bats during flight, which enabled us to investigate the "echo space" revealed through echolocation for the first time. We then hypothesized that by observing the differences in the "echo space" before and after spatial learning, the bats' attentional position would change. To test this hypothesis, we examined how the distribution of visualized echoes concentrated at the obstacle edges after the bats became more familiar with their environment. The echo incidence points appeared near the edge even when the pulse direction was not toward the edge. Furthermore, it was found that the echo direction correlated with the turn rate of the bat's flight path, revealing for the first time the relationship between the echo direction and the bat's flight path. Conclusions:  We were able to clarify for the first time how echoes space affects echolocation behavior in bats by combining acoustic simulations and behavioral experiments.
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spellingShingle Analysis of echolocation behavior of bats in "echo space" using acoustic simulation
Teshima, Yu
Yamada, Yasufumi
Tsuchiya, Takao
Heim, Olga
Hiryu, Shizuko
Biodiversity
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Chordata
Animalia
bats
bat
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Background:  Echolocating bats use echo information to perceive space, control their behavior, and adjust flight navigation strategies in various environments. However, the echolocation behavior of bats, including echo information, has not been thoroughly investigated as it is technically difficult to measure all the echoes that reach the bats during flight, even with the conventional telemetry microphones currently in use. Therefore, we attempted to reproduce the echoes received at the location of bats during flight by combining acoustic simulation and behavioral experiments with acoustic measurements. By using acoustic simulation, echoes can be reproduced as temporal waveforms (including diffracted waves and multiple reflections), and detailed echo analysis is possible even in complex obstacle environments. Results:  We visualized the spatiotemporal changes in the echo incidence points detected by bats during flight, which enabled us to investigate the "echo space" revealed through echolocation for the first time. We then hypothesized that by observing the differences in the "echo space" before and after spatial learning, the bats' attentional position would change. To test this hypothesis, we examined how the distribution of visualized echoes concentrated at the obstacle edges after the bats became more familiar with their environment. The echo incidence points appeared near the edge even when the pulse direction was not toward the edge. Furthermore, it was found that the echo direction correlated with the turn rate of the bat's flight path, revealing for the first time the relationship between the echo direction and the bat's flight path. Conclusions:  We were able to clarify for the first time how echoes space affects echolocation behavior in bats by combining acoustic simulations and behavioral experiments.
title Analysis of echolocation behavior of bats in "echo space" using acoustic simulation
topic Biodiversity
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Chordata
Animalia
bats
bat
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13423916