Acoustic emissions of Sorex unguiculatus (Mammalia: Soricidae): Assessing the echo‐based orientation hypothesis

Lida Sanchez , Satoshi D. Ohdachi , Atsushi Kawahara , Lazaro M. Echenique‐Diaz , Shinichiro Maruyama , and Masakado Kawata

Lida Sanchez

Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

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Satoshi D. Ohdachi

Institute of Low‐Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

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Atsushi Kawahara

Hokkaido Regional Environment Office, Ministry of Environment, Sapporo, Japan

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Lazaro M. Echenique‐Diaz

Miyagi University of Education, Sendai, Japan

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Shinichiro Maruyama

Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

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Masakado Kawata

Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan Institute of Low‐Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan Hokkaido Regional Environment Office, Ministry of Environment, Sapporo, Japan Miyagi University of Education, Sendai, Japan

Masakado Kawata, Email: pj.ca.ukohot@atawak .

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Masakado Kawata, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Sanchez L, Ohdachi SD, Kawahara A, Echenique‐Diaz LM, Maruyama S, Kawata M. Acoustic emissions of Sorex unguiculatus (Mammalia: Soricidae): Assessing the echo‐based orientation hypothesis . Ecol Evol . 2019; 9 :2629–2639. 10.1002/ece3.4930 [ CrossRef ] [ Google Scholar ]

DATA ACCESSIBILITY

Data available from the Dryad Digital Repository: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.pt70k51 .

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