Buzz of Drinking on the Wing in Echolocating Bats

• Published in: Ethology Vol. 122; no. 3; pp. 226 - 235
• Main Authors: Russo, Danilo, Ancillotto, Leonardo, Cistrone, Luca, Korine, Carmi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hamburg P. Parey 01.03.2016; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Animal behavior; Bats; behaviour; feeding buzz; laryngeal echolocation; prey detection; target localization; water detection

Bats broadcast rapid sequences of echolocation calls, named ‘drinking buzzes’, when they approach water to drink on the wing. So far this phenomenon has received little attention. We recorded echolocation sequences of drinking bats for 12 species, for 11 of which we also recorded feeding buzzes. Bas...