Sensory Flashcards
(31 cards)
How can territory be shown with olfactory signals?
Urine, Faeces, Marking, Latrines
What does echolocation allow?
Viewing of the environment
How are calls produced?
Nasal clicks, tongue clicks, larynx
What are the intraspecific variation in echolocation?
Call design, Collision avoidance, Decrease call duration
What are the characterisations of calls?
Intensity, Time, Frequency, Sequence
How do tenrecs emit echolocations?
Tongue clicks rather than squeaks
Who did the study on the discovery of echolocation in bats?
Griffin and Galambos
What do shrews use echolocation for?
Habitat assessment
What is high duty calling?
Separate call and echo in frequency
Which animals emit infrasonic calls?
Elephant rumbling
Which other animals use echolocation?
Shrews, Tenrecs, Marine mammals, Birds
What is the tragus?
Blade-like structure
What are forms of visual communication?
Posture, Structural
What does the pinna do?
Focus and amplify sound
What are social calls for?
Roosts, Hinernacula, Mating sites
What does the doppler effect allow?
Finding moving targets, target detection, localisation
What is functional about self-deafening in bats?
Insulation
Which animals emit ultrasonic calls?
Bats and Rats
Where are scent glands located?
Facial, Abdominal, Skin
What are acoustic calls?
Infrasonic, ultrasonic
What are the chemical olfactory signals?
Pheromones.
What is low duty calling?
Separate call and echo in time
How does the mouth and lips help with the production on ecolocation?
Megaphone
How do facial expressions transfer information?
Markings, teeth, ears, weapons
