image: Gray bat
Credit: Photo by Brian Stalter on Unsplash (free to use under the Unsplash license).
Wild gray bats adjust their echolocation calls based on the other bats in their flying group and the obstacles in their way, per analysis of a colony in Virginia.
Article URL: https://plos.io/3OR7isn
Article Title: Group size and environmental obstacles drive acoustic call properties for gray bats in flight: A data-driven analysis
Author Countries: United States
Funding: This work was supported by the National Science Foundation (1751498 to NA). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLOS Complex Systems
Article Publication Date
22-Apr-2026
COI Statement
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.