Bats : from evolution to conservation / John D. Altringham ; drawings by Tom McOwat and Lucy Hammond.
Material type:
TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (xv, 324 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780191548727
- 0191548723
- 599.4 23
- QL737.C5 A4 2011eb
- 2012 H-153
- QL 737.C5
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Print version record.
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.
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