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echolocation: a standalone construct

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echolocation1 CONSTRUCTEcholocationGRIFFIN · ZOOLOGY

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Zoology

the locating of objects by emitting sounds and analysing the returning echoes, as named and described for bats.

In zoology, echolocation refers to the locating of objects by emitting sounds and analysing the returning echoes, as named and described for bats. This meaning comes from Griffin (1944) in Science.[1]

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References

  1. Griffin, D. R. (1944). Echolocation by Blind Men, Bats and Radar. Science, 100(2609), 589-590. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.100.2609.589

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