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animal echolocation

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method used by some animals to determine the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it

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underwater acoustics

convergent evolution

frequency modulation

whale vocalization

side-scan sonar

multibeam echosounder

Categories

Animal communication Ethology Hearing Neuroethology Senses Sonar

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