Bats adjust temporal features of echolocation calls but not those of communication calls in response to traffic noise
Shengjing Song, Aiqing Lin, Tinglei Jiang, Xin Zhao, Walter Metzner, Jiang Feng
This study shows that bats adjust echolocation call timing features but not communication calls when exposed to traffic noise, challenging the acoustic masking hypothesis.
bioRxiv · Jun 26, 2018 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition