Hungry bats compete for prey by jamming sonar

Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 14:00 in Mathematics & Economics

In their nightly forays, bats hunting for insects compete with as many as one million hungry roost-mates. A study published today in Science shows that Mexican free-tailed bats jam the sonar of competitors to gain advantage in aerial foraging contests.

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