An ultrasound-absorbing inflorescence zone enhances echo-acoustic contrast of bat-pollinated cactus flowers

Autor: Ralph Simon, Felix Matt, Vinicio Santillán, Marco Tschapka, Merlin Tuttle, Wouter Halfwerk

Publikováno v: Simon, R, Matt, F, Santillán, V, Tschapka, M, Tuttle, M & Halfwerk, W 2023, ' An ultrasound-absorbing inflorescence zone enhances echo-acoustic contrast of bat-pollinated cactus flowers ', The Journal of experimental biology, vol. 226, no. 5, jeb245263, pp. 1-5 . https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.245263
The Journal of experimental biology, 226(5):jeb245263, 1-5. Company of Biologists Ltd
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Flowering plants have evolved an extraordinary variety of signalling traits to attract their pollinators. Most flowers rely on visual and chemical signals, but some bat-pollinated plants have evolved passive acoustic floral signals. All known acousti

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The Secret Lives of Bats : My Adventures with the World's Most Misunderstood Mammals

Autor: Merlin Tuttle

Stories and science surrounding the beloved bat, from an ecologist who has dedicated his life to the curious creature.Few people realize how sophisticated and intelligent bats are. Merlin Tuttle knows, and he has stopped at nothing to find and protec