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Evolution of Echolocation

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Topic: Evolution of Echolocation

judge

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Message 3 of 7 (65498)
11-09-2003 11:29 PM

Reply to: Message 1 by Rei
11-09-2003 5:16 PM

How was it preserved in people?

So how was the ability to use echolocation preserved in people if only blind people need it?

I can underdstand how it would provide an advantage that could be selected for in bats but it seems it would have become redundant in humans.

Waddya think?

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judge

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Message 5 of 7 (70216)
12-01-2003 4:35 AM

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11-09-2003 5:16 PM

seeing with sound

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Blind 'see with sound'

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