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A multicellular organismal process carried out by any of the organs or tissues in an organ system. An organ system is a regularly interacting or interdependent group of organs or tissues that work together to carry out a biological objective. 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. The series of events involved in echolocation in which a sensory mechanical stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal. The stimulus is in the form of a reflected sound wave (an echo), which the organism uses to determine the distance to the object that reflected the sound wave. A organ system process carried out by any of the organs or tissues of neurological system.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: echolocation
Acc: GO:0050959
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: 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.
Synonyms:
  • perception of environment using reflected sound waves
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GO:0050959 - echolocation (interactive image map)
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