| Description |
x, 368 pages, 28 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Series |
Dover books on biology and medicine ; T984 |
| Contents |
1. Bats in folklore -- 2. Bats, gods, and men -- 3. Some strange uses for bats -- 4. Bats as pets -- 5. Bats as food -- 6. Where bats hide -- 7. What bats live by -- 8. Bat flowers -- 9. Wings in the dark -- 10. Color in bats -- 11. Bats' teeth and their meaning -- 12. Am ancient lineage -- 13. The geographic distribution of bats -- 14. Social habits of bats -- 15. Breeding habits and young of bats -- 16. Migrations of bats -- 17. Hibernation of bats -- 18. The enemies of bats -- 19. The parasites of bats -- 20. Bats in relation to disease -- 21. The caves of Yporanga |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [343]-358 |
| Subject |
Bats.
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