Discovering the acoustic cue for target ranging by bats
Michaela Warnecke1, Cynthia F Moss1
1Psychological and Brain Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
|July 1, 2026
Abstract:
The Reflections series takes a look back on historical articles from The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America that have had a significant impact on the science and practice of acoustics.
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