detection of mechanical stimulus involved in echolocation

detection of mechanical stimulus involved in echolocation

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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. [ GOC:ai GOC:dos ]

Synonyms: sensory detection of mechanical stimulus during echolocation echolocation, sensory transduction of mechanical stimulus sensory transduction of mechanical stimulus during echolocation echolocation, detection of mechanical stimulus echolocation, sensory detection of mechanical stimulus

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GO:0050972

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detection of mechanical stimulus and part of some echolocation

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detection of mechanical stimulus
detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception
part of some echolocation