Echo-processing mechanisms in bottlenose dolphins
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The mechanisms of echo-processing were investigated in our experiments, conducted on bottlenose dolphins. Hierarchically organized system of independent dimensions, describing echoes in animals’ perception, was revealed. The rules of discrimination and recognition of echoes in dolphins were established.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- CoRR
دوره abs/1312.7774 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013