| Description |
xvii, 901 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Methods of capturing and handling bats / Thomas H. Kunz, Robert Hodgkison, and Christa D. Weise -- Methods and devices for marking bats / Thomas H. Kunz and Christa D. Weise -- Radiotelemetry : techniques and analysis / Sybill K. Amelon, David C. Dalton, Joshua J. Millspaugh, and Sandy A. Wolf -- Techniques for photographing bats / J. Scott Altenbach and David C Dalton -- Detecting, recording, and analyzing the vocalizations of bats / Stuart Parsons and Joseph M. Szewczak -- Survey and monitoring of bats / John P. Hayes, Holly K. Ober, and Richard E. Sherwin -- Methods for assessing colony size, population size, and relative abundance of bats / Thomas H. Kunz, Margrit Betke, Nickolay I. Hristov, and Maarten J. Vonhof -- Population dynamics and survivorship in bats / Colin F.J. O'Donnell -- Application of dynamic population models to bats / Thomas G. Hallam and Paula Federico -- Analysis of species diversity of bat assemblages / Tigga Kingston -- Spatial methods for the macroecological study of bats / Michael R. Willig, S. Kathleen Lyons, and Richard D. Stevens -- Reproductive assessment of bats / Paul A. Racey -- Methods for assessing prenatal growth and development in bats / Rick A. Adams -- Methods for assessing size at birth and postnatal growth and development in bats / Thomas H. Kunz, Rick A. Adams, and Wendy R. Hood -- Methods for age estimation and the study of senescence in bats / Anja K. Brunet-Rossinni and Gerald S. Wilkinson -- Maintaining bats for captive studies / Susan M. Barnard -- Behavioral studies of bats in captivity : methodology, training, and experimental design / Bjö̈rn M. Siemers and Rachel A. Page -- Field-based observations and experimental studies of bat behavior / Gerald Kerth and Dina K.N. Dechmann -- Analysis of bat morphology / Wieslaw Bogdanowicz -- Biomechanical approaches and ecological research for the study of bats / Elizabeth R. Dumont and Sharon M. Swartz -- Flight dynamics of bats / Marc W. Holderied and Gareth Jones -- Analyzing bat migration / Paul A. Cryan and Robert H. Diehl -- Study and analysis of odor involved in the behavioral ecology of bats / Elisabeth K.V. Kalko and Manfred Ayasse -- Environmental contaminants and bats : investigating exposure and effects / Thomas J. O'Shea and John J. Johnston -- Methods of measuring milk composition and yield in small mammals / Wendy R. Hood, Mary Beth Voltura, and Olav T. Oftedal -- Hormone analysis in bats / DeeAnn M. Reeder and Eric P. Widmaier -- Food habits analysis of insectivorous bats / John O. Whitaker Jr., Gary F. McCracken, and Björn M. Siemers -- Dietary analysis of plant-visiting bats / Christian C. Voigt, Detlev H. Kelm, Brenda J. Bradley, and Sylvia Ortmann -- Nutritional ecology and analysis of the diets of plant-visiting bats / Suzanne L. Nelson -- Energetic analysis of bats / Christian C. Voigt and Ariovaldo Cruz-Neto -- Techniques for studying thermoregulation and thermal biology in bats / Craig K.R. Willis and Christine E. Cooper -- Methods for investigating water balance in bats / John E. Bassett, Berry Pinshow, and Carmi Korine -- Body composition analysis of bats / D. Scott Reynolds and Carmi Korine -- Parentage and ainship analysis in bats / Stephen J. Rossiter -- Phylogenetic tools for examining character and clade evolution in bats / Kate E. Jones and Emma C. Teeling -- Phylogeographic analysis of bats / Manuel Ruedi and Gary F. McCracken -- Karyotyping and studying chromosomes of bats / Marianne Volleth, Ronald A. Van Den Bussche, and Robert J. Baker -- Methods for assessing diseases in bats / Gudrun Wibbelt, Stephanie Speck, and Hume Field -- Methods for the study of bat endoparasites / Scott L. Gardner and F. Agustín Jiménez-Ruiz -- Collecting and preserving bat ectoparasites for ecological study / John O. Whitaker Jr., Christopher M. Ritzi, and Carl W. Dick -- Public health concerns and bat researchers, with emphasis on rabies / Linda J. Demma, Ann Schmitz, Cathleen Hanlon, and Charles E. Rupprecht -- Collection, preparation, and fixation of bat specimens and tissues / Nancy B. Simmons and Robert S. Voss -- Methods to promote bat conservation, outreach and education through science- and research-based activities / Allyson L. Walsh and Patricia A. Morton |
| Analysis |
Bats |
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Behaviour |
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Chiroptera |
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Ecology |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Bats -- Behavior.
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Bats -- Ecology.
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Bats -- Research -- Methodology.
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Mammals -- Behavior.
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Mammals -- Ecology.
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| Author |
Kunz, Thomas H.
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Parsons, Stuart, 1969-
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| LC no. |
2008024796 |
| ISBN |
0801891477 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780801891472 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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