Abstract
Bats exhibit remarkable navigation capabilities on a wide range of spatial scales. In this chapter we summarize the current knowledge on bat navigation outdoors. We review previous research examining bats' use of different navigation strategies, including (1) beaconing, (2) route-following, (3) path integration, and (4) mental map. We then discuss what is known about the encoding of three-dimensional space in the bat's brain and its possible links to navigation. Finally, we highlight key open questions-at both the behavioral and neural levels-which should be pursued in future experiments to elucidate bat navigation and its neural mechanisms.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Learning and Memory |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Comprehensive Reference |
| Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
| Pages | 333-345 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128093245 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780128052914 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2017 |
Keywords
- Bats
- Beaconing
- Compass
- Echolocation
- Grid cells
- Head-direction cells
- Magnetosensation
- Map
- Navigation
- Path integration
- Place cells
- Route-following
- Spatial cognition
- Spatial memory
- Vision
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Medicine
- General Neuroscience