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Calculated retinal and olfactory surface areas of the Mexican fruit-batArtibeus jamaicensis and the little brown batMyotis lucifugus, when compared with known eye sizes and echolocation capabilities, suggest that vision and olfaction both may diminish in relative importance as facility for orientation by echolocation increases.
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I would like to express my thanks to Dr.Frank C. Kallen, State University of New York at Buffalo, for help during this investigation and for critical comments on the manuscript.
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Bhatnagar, K.P. Olfaction inArtibeus jamaicensis andMyotis lucifugus in the context of vision and echolocation. Experientia 31, 856 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01938504
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