Sound Echo Location

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Biological process
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Echolocation
gptkbp:category Navigation
Animal communication
Sensory biology
gptkbp:enables gptkb:communication
Obstacle avoidance
Navigation in darkness
Prey detection
gptkbp:example gptkb:Beluga_whale
gptkb:Common_vampire_bat
gptkb:Bottlenose_dolphin
gptkb:Greater_horseshoe_bat
gptkb:Oilbird
Blind humans (in rare cases)
Swiftlet
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Lazzaro_Spallanzani
1793
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sound Echo Location
gptkbp:inspiredBy Ultrasound imaging
Sonar technology
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction Detection of returning echoes
Emission of sound waves
gptkbp:requires Sound production
Sensitive hearing
gptkbp:studiedIn Zoology
Bioacoustics
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Swiftlets
Dolphins
Bats
Whales
Certain birds
Humans (in limited cases)
Oilbirds
Some shrews
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Honeyroot
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8