Bats change strategy when food is scarce

Thursday, September 4, 2014 - 12:00 in Biology & Nature

Echolocating bats have historically been classified into two groups: 'loud' aerial hawkers who catch flying insects on the wing and 'whispering' gleaners that pick up prey from the ground. While some bat species can forage in multiple ways, others have limited flexibility in the amplitude of their echolocation calls.

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