... by combining two types of acoustic information, active echolocation and passive hearing. Attentional switches Passive acoustic cues Prey detection Sensory integration Sensory specialisation Trade-off Specialised sensory systems that provide a high level of detail, such as foveal vision...

... have investigated the role of flow sensing in benthic feeding teleosts. In this study, we used artificial flows emerging from a sandy substrate to assess the contribution of flow sensing to prey detection in the peacock cichlid, Aulonocara stuartgranti , which feeds on benthic invertebrates in Lake...

... filter. Performances of prey detection based on luminance contrast improved with age. Polarization contrast can help cuttlefish detect transparent prey. Our results suggest that polarization is not a simple modulation of luminance information, but rather that it is processed as a distinct channel...

... the Lake Malawi peacock cichlids ( Aulonocara ), and has been attributed to its role in prey detection. The ability to study Aulonocara in the laboratory provides an opportunity to test the hypothesis that their reported ability to feed on invertebrate prey living in sandy substrates in their natural...

... ability of HDC bats. * Author for correspondence ( louis.lazure@gmail.com ) 9 12 2010 © 2011. 2011 bat echolocation duty cycle prey detection evolution foraging The timing of production of echolocation calls separates bats using laryngeal echolocation into two...

... 2009 batoid elasmobranch hydrodynamic prey detection Urobatis halleri Myliobatis californica Pteroplatytrygon violacea Batoid elasmobranchs (skates and rays) are a morphologically diverse and highly successful group that locate and capture prey in a mouth located...

... to interspecific anatomical differences. batoid elasmobranch electroreception prey detection Urobatis halleri Myliobatis californica Pteroplatytrygon violacea 2009 6 7 2009 * Author for correspondence( ljordan@ucla.edu ) References Babel, J. S. ( 1967...

... of acoustic prey detection remained virtually unexplored: the influence of the substrate type on rustling sounds. In this study, we analysed amplitude and frequency parameters from insects walking on various natural substrates, in both Germany ( Carabus beetles) and Madagascar (various beetles and cockroaches...

... the conclusion that paddlefish, as zooplanktivores, rely on their passive electric sense for prey detection. * e-mail: lon_wilkens@umsl.edu 23 01 2001 28 03 2001 © 2001 by Company of Biologists 2001 paddlefish Polyodon spathula electrosensory planktivore prey detection...

...J. C. Montgomery; D. Bodznick ABSTRACT Analyzing signal and noise for any sensory system requires an appreciation of the biological and physical milieu of the animal. Behavioral studies show that elasmobranchs use their electrosensory systems extensively for prey detection, but also for mate...