Journal article
Veselka et al. reply
Abstract
Replying to: U. Wittrock Nature466, 10.1038/nature09156 (2010)Wittrock suggests that a stylohyal–tympanic connection in laryngeally echolocating bats as the one described in our study1could transmit laryngeal vibrations to both ears2. This could represent a ‘local oscillator’, forming part of a heterodyne-like detection system for precise target detection and localization. The essence of this exciting idea is that the externally transmitted …
Authors
Veselka N; McErlain DD; Holdsworth DW; Eger JL; Chhem RK; Mason MJ; Brain KL; Faure PA; Fenton MB
Journal
Nature, Vol. 466, No. 7309, pp. e7–e7
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
August 19, 2010
DOI
10.1038/nature09157
ISSN
0028-0836