@YovelBatLab

Bats, bats and more bats, Tweets by lab members

 Zoological garden, TAU, Israel
yovelbatlab.com/
Joined January 2018
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#FridayResearch Cities ๐ŸŒƒ as climate shelters for ๐Ÿฆ‡? A new ๐Ÿ“„ across over 1150 nights of PAM along an aridity gradient from urban to rural sites tells a story about cities acting as potential environmental buffers. @CellPressNews ๐Ÿ”Ž doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.โ€ฆ
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PNASNews@PNASNewsJun 26
Greater horseshoe bats adjust the frequency of their sonar calls to compensate for distortions created by the Doppler shift, to better detect flying insects, according to a study that fitted nine Bulgarian bats with tiny GPS-enabled microphones. In PNAS: ow.ly/x8gc50ZhEeC
Horseshoe bat. CREDIT: Dietmar Nill (photographer).

ALT Horseshoe bat. CREDIT: Dietmar Nill (photographer).

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Shiry Ginosar@shiryginosarJun 8
Our @SimonsInstitute workshop on intelligence starts tomorrow (June 8)! We're bringing together researchers from AI, TOC, Psych, and Neuro to discuss two emerging themes: world models and social cognition. Join us in Berkeley or via livestream: simons.berkeley.edu/workshopโ€ฆ

Topics in Intelligence: World Models and Social Reasoning

This workshop is dedicated to collaborative, interdisciplinary fundamental research at the intersection of the theory of computation, artificial intelligence, psychology, and neuroscience. The...

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nationalgeographic.com/animaโ€ฆ

Will humans and animals ever be able to converse? Hereโ€™s what science says.

In the movie Hoppers, scientists โ€œhopโ€ human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is.

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Bats start analyzing their own voice even before they hear it! Check out this crazy paper by Yifat Chaya Tarnovsky from our lab royalsocietypublishing.org/rโ€ฆ

In-flight brainstem responses highlight the encoding of self-emitted echolocation calls in bats

Abstract. Echolocating bats rely on precise auditory processing to navigate and forage in complete darkness. A critical aspect of this behaviour is the neu

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The new paper by Omer Mazar from our lab gives an insight into how bats might navigate crowded environment using only echolocation elifesciences.org/reviewed-pโ€ฆ
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#TheGeniusBat was featured by Nature as one of the best science books this year nature.com/articles/d41586-0โ€ฆ

These are a few of my favourite sounds: Books in brief

Nature - Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

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Another glimpse into the natureโ€“nurture debate: Early experience affects foraging behavior of wild fruit bats more than their original behavioral predispositions A new paper from our lab by @RachumAdi Take a read here: elifesciences.org/articles/1โ€ฆ Photo by @BatsTlv
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Automatic detection of nectarivorous bats atย urbanย feeders. Created with YOLO by @goni_na
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X-ray video of walking bats.ย Yes โ€” many bats can actually walk quite well! Video by Aleksandra Panyutina - a researcher from our lab.
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#TheGeniusBat When the philosopher who wrote the super-influential essay 'What is it like to be a Bat?' reads your book about what it is like to be a bat.
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#TheGeniusBat now available also in the UK
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Fruit bats deter rats competing over food! Check out our exciting new paper by Xing Chen bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/arโ€ฆ
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Luke Glowacki
@HSB_Lab1 Oct 2025
One of the best things about being an academic is the friendships you make. Wrapping up fieldwork and here's our team.
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Want to learn more about this gorgeous creature? The Genius bat is now on a special preorder sale for three days in Barnes and Noble. See link: bit.ly/TheGeniusBatBN
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Adi Rachum@RachumAdi5 Aug 2025
I will give a talk at The 20th International Bat Research Conference 2025 on Early-life experience affects foraging behavior of Egyptian fruit-bats. Hoping for a great turnout! #ibrc2025
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Goni Naamani @goni_na4 Aug 2025
I will give a talk at The 20th International Bat Research Conference 2025 on Fruit bats adjust their decision-making process according to environmental dynamics. Hoping for a great turnout! #ibrc2025 #bat
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#TheGeniusBat Coming out Soon publishersweekly.com/9781250โ€ฆ

The Genius Bat: The Secret Life of the Only Flying Mammal by Yossi Yovel

Ecologist and neurobiologist Yovel shares the fruits of his decades of field and lab research on bats in this standout work of p...

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bbc.com/news/articles/c8e486โ€ฆ

Animals react to secret sounds from plants, say scientists

It opens up the possibility that an invisible ecosystem might exist between plants and animals.

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ืชื’ืœื™ืช ืžืจืขื™ืฉื” ื‘ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ืชืœ ืื‘ื™ื‘: ืขื“ื•ืช ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ืžื“ืข ืœืื™ื ื˜ืจืืงืฆื™ื” ืงื•ืœื™ืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฆืžื—ื™ื ืœื‘ืขืœื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ืžื—ืงืจ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืžืกื•ื’ื• ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืจืื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืงืฉืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ืขืœื™ื™ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืงื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืžืฉืžื™ืขื™ื ื”ืฆืžื—ื™ื. ื‘ืžืกื’ืจืช ื”ืžื—ืงืจ, ืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ื—ื•ืงืจื™ื ื”ืชืžืงื“ ื‘ื ืงื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืขืฉื™ื (ื—ืจืง ืžืกื“ืจืช ื”ืคืจืคืจืื™ื). ื•ืžืฆื ืฉื”ืŸ ืžืงื‘ืœื•ืช ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ืงืจื™ื˜ื™ืช โ€“ ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ืœื”ื˜ื™ืœ ืืช ื‘ื™ืฆื™ื”ืŸ โ€“ ืขืœ ืกืžืš ืงื•ืœื•ืช ื”ืžื•ืฉืžืขื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืฆืžื—ื™ื ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชืŸ. ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืฆืžื—ื™ื ื”ืฉืžื™ืขื• ืงื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžืฆื•ืงื”, ื ืงื‘ื•ืช ื”ืขืฉ ื”ืขื“ื™ืคื• ืฆืžื—ื™ื ื‘ืจื™ืื™ื ืฉืœื ื”ืฉืžื™ืขื• ืงื•ืœื•ืช ืžืฆื•ืงื”. ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืชื“ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืงื•ืœื™ื ืฉื”ืื•ื–ืŸ ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช ืื™ื ื” ืฉื•ืžืขืช ืื‘ืœ ืขืฉื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉืžื•ืข. ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ื‘ื•ืฆืข ื‘ืžืขื‘ื“ื•ืช ื”ืคืงื•ืœื˜ื” ืœืžื“ืขื™ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื @LifeScienceTAU ืฉืœ ืคืจื•ืค' ื™ื•ืกื™ ื™ื•ื‘ืœ @YovelBatLab ืžื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ืœื–ื•ืื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื•ืคืจื•ืค' ืœื™ืœืš ื”ื“ื ื™ ืžื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ืœืžื“ืขื™ ื”ืฆืžื— ื•ืื‘ื˜ื—ืช ืžื–ื•ืŸ ื‘ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ืชืœ ืื‘ื™ื‘, ื‘ื”ื•ื‘ืœืช ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื“"ืจ ืจืขื™ื” ื–ืœืฆืจ ื•ื’ื™ื ื–ืจ ืืฉืœ ื•ื‘ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ืขื ื—ื•ืงืจื™ื ืžื”ืžื›ื•ืŸ ืœื”ื’ื ืช ื”ืฆื•ืžื— ื‘ืžื›ื•ืŸ ื•ื•ืœืงื ื™. ืžื—ืงืจ ื–ื” ืžื”ื•ื•ื” ื”ืžืฉืš ืœืชื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžืจืขื™ืฉื” ืฉืคืจืกืžื• ืื•ืชื ื—ื•ืงืจื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ื•ืืฉืจ ืขื•ืจืจื” ื”ื“ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื•ืœืคื™ื” ืฆืžื—ื™ื ื”ืžืฆื•ื™ื™ื ื‘ืžืฆื•ืงื” ืžืฉืžื™ืขื™ื ืงื•ืœื•ืช โ€“ ื‘ืชื“ืจ ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืขืœ ื˜ื•ื•ื— ื”ืฉืžื™ืขื” ืฉืœ ื”ืื•ื–ืŸ ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช (ืชื“ืจ ืขืœ-ืงื•ืœื™), ืืš ื ืงืœื˜ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื‘ืขืœื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื. ืœืžืืžืจ ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ื‘ื›ืชื‘ ื”ืขืช @eLife: elifesciences.org/reviewed-pโ€ฆ ืœื›ืชื‘ื” ืขืœ ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ื‘@ynet: 360tau.com/46OlxEK #ืชื’ืœื™ืช_ืžื“ืขื™ืช #ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช_ืชืœ_ืื‘ื™ื‘ #ืžื—ืงืจ_ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ #ืฆืžื—ื™ื #ื‘ืขืœื™_ื—ื™ื™ื #ืขืฉื™ื #ืงื•ืœ_ื”ื˜ื‘ืข #ืžื“ืขื™_ื”ื—ื™ื™ื #ืžื—ืงืจ_ื—ื“ืฉ #ืคืจื•ืค_ื™ื•ืกื™_ื™ื•ื‘ืœ #ืคืจื•ืค_ืœื™ืœืš_ื”ื“ื ื™ #ืžื›ื•ืŸ_ื•ื•ืœืงื ื™ #eLife #TAU #ื˜ื‘ืข_ื•ืงื•ืœ #ืื™ื ื˜ืจืืงืฆื™ื”_ืงื•ืœื™ืช #ืงื•ืœื•ืช_ืฆืžื—ื™ื
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