supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2022M722020)to Z.L.;Key Project of Scientific Research Program of Shaanxi Provincial Education Department(23JY020)to Z.L.;Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi(2024JCYBMS-152)to Z.L.;Key Projects of Shaanxi University of Technology(SLGKYXM2302)to Z.L.;Opening Foundation of Shaanxi University of Technology(SLGPT2019KF02-02)to Z.L.;Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi(2020JM-280)to G.L.;Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(GK201902008)to G.L;National Natural Science Foundation of China(31570378)to X.M.
Horseshoe bats(genus Rhinolophus,family Rhinolophidae)represent an important group within chiropteran phylogeny due to their distinctive traits,including constant high-frequency echolocation,rapid karyotype evolution,...
supported by the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.U1602265,Mapping Karst Biodiversity in Yunnan);the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDA20050202);the Chinese Academy of Sciences Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Center fund(Grant No.Y4ZK111Bo1).
Bats provide an excellent casestudy for studying evolution due to their remarkable flight and echolocation capabilities.In this study,we sought to understand the phenotypic evolution of key traits in Rhinolophidae(hor...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31770429 and 32071492);the National Defense Basic Scientific Research Project of China(Grant No.C019220023).
As actively sensing animals guided by acoustic information, echolocating bats must adapt their vocal–motor behavior to various environmentsand behavioral tasks. Here, we investigated how the temporal patterns of echo...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12074323,42076159);the Special Fund for Marine and Fishery Development of Xiamen(20CZB015HJ01);Water Conservancy Science and Technology Innovation Project of Guangdong(2020-16);Young and Middle-aged Teacher Education Research Project of Fujian Provincial Department of Education(JT180873);Youth Research Fund Project of Chengyi University College,Jimei University(CK17009);Provincial Natural Science Foundation(2021J06031)。
Echolocation clicks of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins(Sousa chinensis)and East Asian finless porpoises(Neophocaena asiaeorientalis sunmeri)were recorded and analyzed to deepen our understandings on vocalizations varia...
This research received support from the SYNTHESYS 3 Project http://synthesys3.myspecies.info/which is financed by the European Community Research Infrastructure Action under the FP7(BE-TAF-6601,HU-TAF-6926,DK-TAF-6870,FR-TAF-6924,AT-TAF-6820,awarded to the first author).
Morphological,functional,and behavioral adaptations of bats are among the most diverse within mammals.A strong association between bat skull morphology and feeding behavior has been suggested previously.However,morpho...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31930011,31922010,31871270),China;the China National Center for Biotechnology Development(2020YFC0847000);the Key Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(KJZD-SWL11);the Yunnan Fundamental Research Project(No.2019FI008),China.;J.T.was supported by the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University(IRT_16R37).;L.B.Z.was supported by the GDAS Special Project of Science and Technology Development(2018GDASCX-0107).
Exposure to intense noise can damage cochlear hair cells,leading to hearing loss in mammals.To avoid this constraint,most mammals have evolved in relatively quiet environments.Echolocating bats,however,are naturally e...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31500314 and 31872681 to A.L.,31670390 to J.F.and 31470457 to T.L.);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2412017FZ024 to A.L.);the Fund of Jilin Province Science and Technology Development Project(20180101024JC to T.L.);the“1000 Talent Plan for High-Level Foreign Experts”from the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee(WQ20142200259 to W.M.).
Many studies based on acute short-term noise exposure have demonstrated that animals can adjust their vocalizations in response to ambient noise.However,the effects of chronic noise over a relatively long time scale ...
The National Key R&D Program of China under contract No.2017YFC1405100;the Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Science and Engineering,Ministry of Natural Resources under contract No.MESE-2016-05;the National Natural Science Foundation of China-Shandong Joint Fund for Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences under contract No.U1406403;the China-ASEAN Maritime Cooperation Fund
In this study, echolocation signals were recorded from a wild Irrawaddy dolphin(Orcaella brevirostris) in shallow water in the Bay of Brunei. During sound recording, a small fishing boat engine startled a nearby Irraw...
This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant nos.41422604 and 41306169);the Ocean Park Conservation Foundation of Hong Kong(OPCFHK,grant no.MM02-1516);the Guangdong Chinese White Dolphin Conservation Action Project(grant no.GD20130102);the Foundation of China National Offshore Oil Corporation,the“Hundred Talents Program”of the CAS(Grant Nos.SIDSSE-BR-315201201 and Y410012);a major science and technology project in Hainan Province(Grant No.ZDKJ2016009-1-1);the Strategic Priority Research Program of the CAS(Grant No.XDB06030300).
Shipping noise is a widespread and relatively loud sound source among human-induced underwater sounds.The impacts of shipping noise are of special concern for Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins(Sousa chinensis),as they in...
supported by the FWF Special Research Program(SFB)F44(F4413-B23)"Cell Signaling in Chronic CNS Disorders",and through funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Program(FP7/2007-2013)under grant agreements n°HEALTH-F2-2011-278850(INMi ND),n°HEALTH-F2-2011-279288(IDEA),n°FP7-REGPOT-316120(Glow Brain);a startup grant from the Faculty Recharge Programme,University Grants Commission(UGC-FRP),New Delhi,India(to MK);a research grant from DST-SERB,New Delhi,India(EEQ/2016/000639)(to MK);an Early Career Research Award(ECR/2016/000741)(to MK)
The brain is a dynamic organ of the biological renaissance due to the existence of neuroplasticity. Adult neurogenesis abides by every aspect of neuroplasticity in the intact brain and contributes to neural regenerati...