Sonar Tracking of Moving Targets by Echolocating Bats
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Flying bats use sonar (echolocation) to track and intercept                  moving prey.  A particularly interesting problem is presented in                the case of fish-eating bats because the prey can only be tracked               by sonar when at the surface of the water; at other times it is                 "invisible" to sonar.                                                              This is a project in which the behavior of a fish-eating bat                 will be investigated as it tracks and intercepts a target that is               under the control of the experimenter.  The target's velocity,                  acceleration and path of movement will be varied, as will the                   amount of time it spends at the water surface.  The experimenter                will measure the flight path and head aim of the bat, where it                  dips its feet in attempting to capture prey that has disappeared                beneath the surface, and its ability to resolve differences in                  velocity of targets moving across its path.  The study will also                address the role of learning in the bat's development of tracking               behavior.                                                                          The project is important for a number of reasons.  The general               issue of how animals use sonar for obtaining information and how                they process that information to intercept moving and                           periodically disappearing targets is significant to understanding               basic aspects of animal behavior, particularly of bats and marine               mammals.  It also offers the possibility of suggesting                          improvements in man-made sonar tracking devices.
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