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Accession
GO:0050959
Name
echolocation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
biological sonar, perception of environment using reflected sound waves
Alternate IDs
None
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. Source: Wikipedia:Animal_echolocation, PMID:16005275
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History
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Subset
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Parents of echolocation (GO:0050959)
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echolocation [is_a relation] is_a  nervous system process (GO:0050877)
Children of echolocation (GO:0050959)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
detection of mechanical stimulus involved in echolocation (GO:0050972) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  echolocation
Wikipedia
Echolocation