Term Name: | detection of mechanical stimulus involved in echolocation |
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Synonyms: | echolocation, detection of mechanical stimulus, echolocation, sensory detection of mechanical stimulus, echolocation, sensory transduction of mechanical stimulus, sensory detection of mechanical stimulus during echolocation, sensory transduction of mechanical stimulus during echolocation |
Definition: | The series of events involved in echolocation in which a mechanical stimulus is received 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. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0050972] QuickGO AmiGO |