How some insects detect and avoid being eaten by bats: Tactics and countertactics of prey and predator

Some insects have evolved audition and evasive behaviors in response to selective pressure from bats, and other insects were preadapted to detecting ultrasonic signals. Some bats have evolved in turn, improving the range or resolution of sonar signals and serendipitously making them less detectable...

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Published in:Bioscience 2001-07, Vol.51 (7), p.570-581
Main Authors: Miller, LA, Surlykke, A-M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chiroptera
Insecta
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Summary:Some insects have evolved audition and evasive behaviors in response to selective pressure from bats, and other insects were preadapted to detecting ultrasonic signals. Some bats have evolved in turn, improving the range or resolution of sonar signals and serendipitously making them less detectable by insects. In other words, there is a kind of evolutionary escalation going on between bats and insects. Our aim with this review is to present the complex interactions between echolocating bats and insects with bat-detecting ears and show how these interactions may be advantageous for predator or prey. To document our examples, we cite mostly newer studies and reviews in which the reader can find references to original works.
ISSN:0006-3568
DOI:10.1043/0006-3568(2001)051(0570:HSIDAA)2.0.CO;2