Echolocating bats rely on an innate speed-of-sound reference

@article{Amichai2021EcholocatingBR,
  title={Echolocating bats rely on an innate speed-of-sound reference},
  author={Eran Amichai and Yossi Yovel},
  journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences},
  year={2021},
  volume={118}
}
  • E. AmichaiY. Yovel
  • Published 3 May 2021
  • Psychology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Significance Animals rely on their senses to survive and reproduce. Sensory systems are subject to a trade-off between the advantage of flexibility that often comes with a cost of a prolonged learning period and the advantage of innateness, which is less successful in dealing with altered environments. Most bat species rely on echolocation—emitting sound signals and analyzing the returning echoes. An object’s distance can be assessed using echolocation given a reference to the speed of sound… 
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