Bat Ecology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Bat Ecology write by Thomas H. Kunz. This book was released on 2005. Bat Ecology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In recent years researchers have discovered that bats play key roles in many ecosystems as insect predators, seed dispersers, and pollinators. Bats also display astonishing ecological and evolutionary diversity and serve as important models for studies of a wide variety of topics, including food webs, biogeography, and emerging diseases. In Bat Ecology, world-renowned bat scholars present an up-to-date, comprehensive, and authoritative review of this ongoing research. The first part of the book covers the life history and behavioral ecology of bats, from migration to sperm competition and natural selection. The next section focuses on functional ecology, including ecomorphology, feeding, and physiology. In the third section, contributors explore macroecological issues such as the evolution of ecological diversity, range size, and infectious diseases (including rabies) in bats. A final chapter discusses conservation challenges facing these fascinating flying mammals. Bat Ecology is the most comprehensive state-of-the-field collection for scientists and researchers. Contributors: John D. Altringham, Robert M. R. Barclay, Tenley M. Conway, Elizabeth R. Dumont, Peggy Eby, Abigail C. Entwistle, Theodore H. Fleming, Patricia W. Freeman, Lawrence D. Harder, Gareth Jones, Linda F. Lumsden, Gary F. McCracken, Sharon L. Messenger, Bruce D. Patterson, Paul A. Racey, Jens Rydell, Charles E. Rupprecht, Nancy B. Simmons, Jean S. Smith, John R. Speakman, Richard D. Stevens, Elizabeth F. Stockwell, Sharon M. Swartz, Donald W. Thomas, Otto von Helversen, Gerald S. Wilkinson, Michael R. Willig, York Winter
Bat Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation
Bat Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Bat Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation write by Rick A. Adams. This book was released on 2013-09-05. Bat Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Recent advances in the study of bats have changed the way we understand this illusive group of mammals. This volume consist of 25 chapters and 57 authors from around the globe all writing on the most recent finding on the evolution, ecology and conservation of bats. The chapters in this book are not intended to be exhaustive literature reviews, but instead extended manuscripts that bring new and fresh perspectives. Many chapters consist of previously unpublished data and are repetitive of new insights and understanding in bat evolution, ecology and conservation. All chapters were peer-reviewed and revised by the authors. Many of the chapters are multi-authored to provide comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the topics.
Island Bats
Island Bats - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Island Bats write by Theodore H. Fleming. This book was released on 2010-03-15. Island Bats available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The second largest order of mammals, Chiroptera comprises more than one thousand species of bats. Because of their mobility, bats are often the only native mammals on isolated oceanic islands, where more than half of all bat species live. These island bats represent an evolutionarily distinctive and ecologically significant part of the earth’s biological diversity. Island Bats is the first book to focus solely on the evolution, ecology, and conservation of bats living in the world’s island ecosystems. Among other topics, the contributors to this volume examine how the earth’s history has affected the evolution of island bats, investigate how bat populations are affected by volcanic eruptions and hurricanes, and explore the threat of extinction from human disturbance. Geographically diverse, the volume includes studies of the islands of the Caribbean, the Western Indian Ocean, Micronesia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and New Zealand. With its wealth of information from long-term studies, Island Bats provides timely and valuable information about how this fauna has evolved and how it can be conserved.
Acoustic Ecology of European Bats
Acoustic Ecology of European Bats - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Acoustic Ecology of European Bats write by Michel Barataud. This book was released on 2015. Acoustic Ecology of European Bats available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Bats, being nocturnal flying mammals, have developed a special and very efficient means of navigating in the dark: the sonar. Although the acoustic signals they emit are inaudible to the human ear, they can be perceived, recorded and analysed with appropriate equipment and software. This book is a product of the knowledge and skill acquired by its author over more than two decades of constant research on the subject of ultrasound detection. The initial, purely auditory, approach is complemented by the computed-assisted analysis of the ultrasonic signals. With the method described in this book, a bat detector and a computer, the reader will be able to identify about 85% of bat acoustic records in Europe, carry out bat inventories and other more in-depth surveys without disturbing the animals. Thirty-five of the 42 European bat species, including all the most widespread species, are covered.
Ontogeny, Functional Ecology, and Evolution of Bats
Ontogeny, Functional Ecology, and Evolution of Bats - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ontogeny, Functional Ecology, and Evolution of Bats write by Rick A. Adams. This book was released on 2000-06-15. Ontogeny, Functional Ecology, and Evolution of Bats available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book explores the importance of understanding developmental processes in analyses of bat ecology and evolution.
