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MeSH Heading: Echolocation
Tree Number(s): F01.145.113.055.400
Unique ID: D004455
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004455
Annotation: animal only; for human consider SOUND LOCALIZATION
Scope Note: An auditory orientation mechanism involving the emission of high frequency sounds which are reflected back to the emitter (animal).
Previous Indexing: Auditory Perception (1967-1971); Orientation (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ORIENTATION 1972-90
History Note: 91(72); was see under ORIENTATION 1972-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/13

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

ethics (ES)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Echolocation MeSH Descriptor Data 2025