Nose-leaf
A nose-leaf, or leaf nose, is an often large, lance-shaped nose, found in
Rhinolophidae families. Because these bats echolocate nasally, this nose-leaf is thought to serve a role in modifying and directing the echolocation call.[1][2]
The shape of the nose-leaf can be an important for identifying and classifying bats.[3] Furthermore, the shape of the nose-leaf can identify behavior of the bat itself; for example, in the families that have the nose-leaf, experiments have shown it to act as a baffle and focus their emission beams.[4]
References
- ISBN 0-87196-871-1.
- hdl:2246/1595.
- ^ Myers, Espinosa; Parr, Jones; Hammond, Dewey (2016). "Noseleaves". Animal Diversity. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- PMID 23882226.
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