| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 324 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Evolution and diversity -- Flight -- Echolocation and other senses -- Torpor and hibernation -- Reproduction and development -- Roosting and feeding ecology -- Migration, social structure, and population structure -- Biogeography, macroecology, community ecology, and the interactions between bats and other organisms -- Conservation |
| Summary |
Bats are highly charismatic and popular animals that are not only fascinating in their own right, but illustrate most of the topical and important concepts and issues in mammalian biology. This book covers the key aspects of bat biology, including evolution, flight, echolocation, hibernation, reproduction, feeding and roosting ecology, social behaviour, migration, population and community ecology, biogeography, and conservation. This new edition is fully updated and greatly expanded throughout, maintaining the depth and scientific rigour of the first edition. It is written with infectious enth |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Bats.
|
|
Bats -- Behavior
|
|
Chiroptera
|
|
Behavior, Animal -- physiology
|
|
NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals.
|
|
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
|
|
Bats
|
|
Bats -- Behavior
|
| Form |
Electronic book
|
| ISBN |
9780191548727 |
|
0191548723 |
|
