A Natural History Of Bat Foraging

Author : Danilo Russo
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323972616
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Natural History of Bat Foraging written by Danilo Russo and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2023-11-21 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Natural History of Bat Foraging: Evolution, Physiology, Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation offers an all-inclusive resource on all aspects encompassing the vital process of foraging for bats. The book explores knowledge in the field, including sensory ecology, the development of cognitive maps, bat microbiomes, and molecular approaches to studying a bat’s diet. It covers the importance of foraging in biology, from evolution and natural selection, to physiology, behavior, ecology, and natural history. In addition, it provides a unique focus on the implications of bat foraging for conservation purposes, including the role that molecular biology can play in preventing species depletion or extinction. With over 1,400 species, bats are among the most diverse vertebrate groups, having evolved an astonishingly broad range of foraging strategies to adapt to nearly all global regions and environments. The book assesses manmade and environmental issues that bats must overcome to ensure survival and prevent extinction. Written by international leaders in bat research, this is the ideal resource for bat specialists and conservationists, as well as zoologists, animal behaviorists, and academics associated with such disciplines. Offers multiple expert perspectives on bat foraging behavior, a key element that influences ecosystem dynamics and modern animal ecology Formatted in an easy-to-read structure throughout all chapters Addresses the conservation and protection status for bat foraging for current and future practical applications

Author : John Edwards Hill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bats written by John Edwards Hill and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information on all aspects of bat biology, describing their special adaptations to flight and echolocation.

Author : Rick Alan Adams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780870817359
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bats of the Rocky Mountain West written by Rick Alan Adams and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of contents

Author : Theodore H. Fleming
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226253317
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Island Bats written by Theodore H. Fleming and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : John D. Altringham
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199207119
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bats written by John D. Altringham and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-25 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 enthusiasm, and beautifully illustrated with drawings and colour photographs.

Author : David J. Schmidly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bats of Texas written by David J. Schmidly and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Texas, home to the world's largest remaining bat cave, Bracken Cave, has the most diverse bat fauna of any state.

Author : Sylvia Atsalis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317346130
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Natural History of the Brown Mouse Lemur written by Sylvia Atsalis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text can be used for any undergraduate or graduate course with a primate behavior or primate ecology component. It can also be used as supplemental reading, for any advanced animal behavior class. There are very few books that address the biology of nocturnal primates. There are even fewer that delve with any detail regarding the behavior of specific species. These animals are difficult to follow. Their diminutive size, the thickness of the vegetation, and their nocturnal habits, make the study of their habits a demanding task.Through a trial of patience, Sylvia Atsalis has undertaken this task. Here she provides an in depth view at the life and behavioral patterns of these tiny primates. A Natural History of the Brown Mouse Lemur provides the most complete look at the behavior and ecology of mouse lemurs.

Author : M. Brock Fenton
Publisher : Pelagic Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1784272957
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Miscellany of Bats written by M. Brock Fenton and published by Pelagic Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-01-10 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bats have long been the focus of fascination, and sometimes fear: they move faultlessly through the darkness and spend the day hanging upside down in gloomy caverns and cracks – most at home where humans are least comfortable. Bats also represent a hugely important, numerous and varied group, accounting for 20% of all mammal species worldwide. Covering their biodiversity, ecology and natural history, A Miscellany of Bats offers a hoard of insights into the lives of these creatures. For over a quarter of a century Brock Fenton and the late Jens Rydell collaborated on projects involving bats. Here they bring together a collection of stories and anecdotes about bat research, brought to life by stunning photographs of these animals in action. Key topics include flight and echolocation, diet and roosting habits, and the complex social lives of bats. Jens and Brock also address issues of conservation and the interactions between bats and people, ranging from matters of disease to bats’ role as symbols, and our fixation with vampire bats. They explore how echolocation and flight shape batkind, from their appearance to where they go and why. Overall, this book is an entertaining and personal vision of bats’ central place in the universe. More than 150 species are covered.

Author : Michel Barataud
Publisher : Companyédition Biotope/MNHN
ISBN 13 : 9782856537718
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Acoustic Ecology of European Bats written by Michel Barataud and published by Companyédition Biotope/MNHN. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Michael J. Lacki
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 080189168X
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bats in Forests written by Michael J. Lacki and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2007-05-11 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although bats are often thought of as cave dwellers, many species depend on forests for all or part of the year. Of the 45 species of bats in North America, more than half depend on forests, using the bark of trees, tree cavities, or canopy foliage as roosting sites. Over the past two decades it has become increasingly clear that bat conservation and management are strongly linked to the health of forests within their range. Initially driven by concern for endangered species—the Indiana bat, for example—forest ecologists, timber managers, government agencies, and conservation organizations have been altering management plans and silvicultural practices to better accommodate bat species. Bats in Forests presents the work of a variety of experts who address many aspects of the ecology and conservation of bats. The chapter authors describe bat behavior, including the selection of roosts, foraging patterns, and seasonal migration as they relate to forests. They also discuss forest management and its influence on bat habitat. Both public lands and privately owned forests are considered, as well as techniques for monitoring bat populations and activity. The important role bats play in the ecology of forests—from control of insects to nutrient recycling—is revealed by a number of authors. Bat ecologists, bat conservationists, forest ecologists, and forest managers will find in this book an indispensable synthesis of the topics that concern them.