Charles Jurine (1751–1819) was a
Swisszoologist who, inspired by a letter by
Lazzaro Spallanzani to the Geneva Natural History Society, set about showing that
bats used their ears to navigate. He corresponded with Spallanzani, who confirmed his findings but their work was largely ignored until the 20th century when
Donald Griffin and
G. W. Pierce proposed
echolocation.
Notes
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Houston, R., Parsons, S., Jones, G., and Bennett, A. (2001). Biosonar: Seeing with Sound. www.biosonar.bris.ac.uk (2001).
Pollak, G.D. and Casseday, J.H. (1989). The Neural Basis of Echolocation in Bats. Springer-Verlag, Berlin
Thomas, J.A., Moss, C.F., and Vater, M. (2004). In: Echolocation in Bats and Dolphins. (2004). The University of Chicago Press, Chicago