detection of mechanical stimulus involved in echolocation

Term ID

GO:0050972

Synonyms

• echolocation, detection of mechanical stimulus
• echolocation, sensory detection of mechanical stimulus
• echolocation, sensory transduction of mechanical stimulus
• sensory detection of mechanical stimulus during echolocation
• sensory transduction of mechanical stimulus during echolocation

Definition

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.

References

Ontology

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