Tiger Moth Jams Bat Sonar Export

@article{Corcoran_2009_tiger, abstract = {In response to sonar-guided attacking bats, some tiger moths make ultrasonic clicks of their own. The lepidopteran sounds have previously been shown to alert bats to some moths' toxic chemistry and also to startle bats unaccustomed to sonic prey. The moth sounds could also interfere with, or "jam," bat sonar, but evidence for such jamming has been inconclusive. Using ultrasonic recording and high-speed infrared videography of bat-moth interactions, we show that the palatable tiger moth Bertholdia trigona defends against attacking big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) using ultrasonic clicks that jam bat sonar. Sonar jamming extends the defensive repertoire available to prey in the long-standing evolutionary arms race between bats and insects. 10.1126/science.1174096}, author = {Corcoran, Aaron J. and Barber, Jesse R. and Conner, William E.}, citeulike-article-id = {5207055}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1174096}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/content/325/5938/325.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/content/325/5938/325.full.pdf}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/325/5938/325}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19608920}, citeulike-linkout-5 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=19608920}, day = {17}, doi = {10.1126/science.1174096}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {auditory, bat, coding, moth}, month = {July}, number = {5938}, pages = {325--327}, pdf = {corcoran\_09\_tiger.pdf}, posted-at = {2009-09-22 10:12:47}, priority = {2}, title = {Tiger Moth Jams Bat Sonar}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1174096}, volume = {325}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - Corcoran_2009_tiger L3 - citeulike-article-id:5207055 N2 - In response to sonar-guided attacking bats, some tiger moths make ultrasonic clicks of their own. The lepidopteran sounds have previously been shown to alert bats to some moths' toxic chemistry and also to startle bats unaccustomed to sonic prey. The moth sounds could also interfere with, or "jam," bat sonar, but evidence for such jamming has been inconclusive. Using ultrasonic recording and high-speed infrared videography of bat-moth interactions, we show that the palatable tiger moth Bertholdia trigona defends against attacking big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) using ultrasonic clicks that jam bat sonar. Sonar jamming extends the defensive repertoire available to prey in the long-standing evolutionary arms race between bats and insects. 10.1126/science.1174096 IS - 5938 JF - Science EP - 327 TI - Tiger Moth Jams Bat Sonar VL - 325 SP - 325 KW - auditory KW - bat KW - coding KW - moth AU - Corcoran, Aaron AU - Barber, Jesse AU - Conner, William PY - 2009/July/17/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1174096 ER -