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Overview
Syllabus
Intro
How do bats use sound
History of Echolocation
How does echolocation work?
Whispering Bats
Fishing Bats
Nectivorous bats
COMMUNICATION: distress calls
Individual Identification
Mating
What is bioacoustics?
Common uses of acoustic detection
Equipment: detectors
Acoustic detectors
How to ID a bat call: Geography
How to ID a bat call: Frequency
How to ID a bat call: Shape
How to ID a bat call: Pattern
How to ID a bat call: Experience
ID a bat call: Practice
Species ID
Species abundance
Site selection
Timing
Setting up detectors is hard
Equipment: speakers (SURPRISE!)
Playback experiments: Feeding behavior
Conclusion
Taught by
GBatNet