Term Name:	detection of mechanical stimulus involved in echolocation
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.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0050972]    QuickGO    AmiGO