Publisher's Synopsis
To auditory researchers, echolocating mammals are the most intriguing of all vertebrate groups. Among the echolocators, bats are the most intensively studied species and the best understood with regard to hearing. As noted in chapter one of this volume, the study of bat hearing and bioacoustics represents "one of the triumphs of neuroethology";This text addresses bat echolocation in a systematic and comprehensive matter. The text provides insights and summaries of current understanding of bat acoustics and hearing, while demonstrating that these animals provide model systems for the study of mammalian hearing in general.
