FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term echolocation ID (Ontology) GO:0050959 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Echolocation is the method used by some animals (e.g. bats, dolphins and some whales) to determine the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it. These animals emit sound waves and listen for the echo, calculating the distance to the object from the time lapse between sound emission and the echo returning.[ PubMed:16005275 ]
Also Known As "biological sonar" ; "perception of environment using reflected sound waves"
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