Sentences with phrase «of echolocation»

As a result, since the mid-20th century it was thought that the ancient jawed and jawless lines evolved gills separately after they split, an example of «convergent evolution» — where nature finds the same solution twice (such as the use of echolocation in both bats and whales, for example).

I haven't played anything quite like it and whilst the core gameplay mechanics will probably feel familiar to anyone who has played a walking simulator before, the neat little touches that the use of echolocation brings ensures that you'll be intrigued enough to see it through to its end.

Elephant seals do not have a developed system of echolocation in the manner of cetaceans, but their vibrissae (facial whiskers), which are sensitive to vibrations, are assumed to play a role in search of food.

No one taught him the technique, which is now recognized as a human form of echolocation.

Much of our scientific mastery of echolocation is learned from bats.

A better understanding of echolocation may improve methods for teaching the technique to people who have lost their sight later in life, and yield additional insights into human hearing.

Most bats produce a rapid sequence of echolocation pulses to attack their prey and many insects have developed «bat - detecting ears» in return to avoid being caught.

New examples of echolocation in land mammals could help support the theory that it evolved prior to flight.

Until recently, biologists had thought that different genes drove each instance of echolocation and that the relevant proteins could change in innumerable ways to take on new functions.

«Our findings suggest that FOXP2 may have played a crucial role during the evolution and diversification of echolocation behavior in bats,» says Rossiter.

But a 2014 study found three fruit bat species sometimes use a rudimentary method of echolocation: They make a clicking noise with their wings to navigate in darkness.

Frog - eating bats pinpoint their prey by their calls, and have evolved unique hearing that allows them to detect both the high - pitched squeaks of their echolocation system and the low - frequency sound of calling frogs.

Victor's comment about them having some kind of echolocation like bats was also a nice touch.

Every Daredevil comic in this new series has included brilliant visuals to convey Murdock's sense of echolocation, and this is no exception.

Now she must navigate this unfamiliar house using her newfound power of echolocation.

Desiree: The most exciting about Perception is the gameplay that will come out of echolocation and how that will affect how we create a horror game.

Whilst Perception's spine - chilling narrative adventure doesn't do anything overly spectacular throughout its four - hour runtime, it did offer something unique with its use of echolocation gameplay.

The game uses a first person perspective and has a unique gameplay mechanic, in that you interact and explore the game world through a form of echolocation.

Elephant seals do not have a developed a system of echolocation in the manner of cetaceans, but their vibrissae, which are sensitive to vibrations, are assumed to play a role in search of food.

Creative director Bill Gardner told the Daily Dot that the inspiration came from Daniel Kish, a blind man who has mastered the use of echolocation.

The rarity of the species makes it difficult to study, but these results could lead to the finding of echolocation across more species within the family and may help to solve ongoing debates about the evolution of echolocation.