| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 374 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Fascinating life sciences, 2509-6745 |
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Fascinating life sciences.
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| Contents |
1. NASBR Origins 1970-2020: From an Informal Gathering to a Scientific Society -- 2. Contributions of Women and Creating a Culture of Inclusivity at the North American Society for Bat Research -- 3. The Evolution of Acoustic Methods for the Study of Bats -- 4. How Noise Affects Bats and What It Reveals About Their Biosonar Systems -- 5. All the Better to Eat You with: The Legacy of James S. Findley's Phenetic Approach to Bat Biology -- 6. Bats in Temperate Forests: Where Are the Trends in Bat Populations? -- 7. The Importance of Water Availability to Bats: Climate Warming and Increasing Global Aridity -- 8. Bats and the Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Resource Spatio-temporal Predictability (STP) -- 9. Fur, Wings, and Flowers: Development and Progress on Nectarivorous Bat Research in the Last 50 Years -- 10. Penguins, Falcons, and Mountain Lions: The Extraordinary Host Diversity of Vampire Bats -- 11. There and Back Again: Homing in Bats Revisited Bats Flying at High Altitudes -- 13. The Winter Worries of Bats: Past and Present Perspectives on Winter Habitat and Management of Cave Hibernating Bats -- 14. Torpor and Tinbergen: Integrating Physiological and Behavioral Traits with Ontogeny, Phylogenetic History, Survival and Fitness to Understand Heterothermy in Bats -- 15. A NASBR History of Radiotelemetry: How Technology Has Contributed to Advances in Bat Biology -- 16. Introduction and Implementation of Harp Traps Signal a New Era in Bat Research -- 17. Molecular Biology in the Evolution of Bats: A Historical Perspective -- 18. A Global Review of Phylogeographic Studies on Bats -- 19. Bats as Reservoirs of Viral Zoonoses -- 20. Bats as Hosts of Important Unicellular Endoparasites -- 21. Bats, Bat Flies, and Fungi: Exploring Uncharted Waters |
| Summary |
With more than 1,400 species, bats are an incredibly diverse and successful group of mammals that can serve as model systems for many unique evolutionary adaptations. Flight has allowed them to master the sky, while echolocation enables them to navigate in the dark. Being small, secretive, nocturnal creatures has made bats a challenge to study, but over the past 50 years, innovative research has made it possible to dispel some of the mystery and myth surrounding them to give us a better understanding of the role these animals play in the ecosystem. The structure of the book is based on several broad themes across the biological sciences, including the evolution of bats, their ecology and behavior, and conservation of biodiversity. Within these themes are more specific topics on important aspects of bat research, such as morphology, molecular biology, echolocation, taxonomy, systematics, threats to bats, social structure, reproduction, movements, and feeding strategies. Given its scope, the book will appeal to the wider scientific community, environmental organizations, and government policymakers who are interested in the interdisciplinary aspects of biology and nature |
| Notes |
NASBR North American Society for Bat Research |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebscohost, viewed May 1, 2023) |
| Subject |
Bats.
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Bats -- Research
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Zoology.
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Animal ecology.
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Biodiversity.
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Conservation biology.
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Ecology.
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Physiology.
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Animal genetics.
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Chiroptera
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Zoology
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Biodiversity
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Physiology
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zoology.
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physiology.
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Zoology
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Physiology
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Ecology
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Conservation biology
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Biodiversity
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Animal genetics
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Animal ecology
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Bats
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lim, Burton K., editor
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Fenton, M. Brock (Melville Brockett), 1943- editor.
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Brigham, Robert Mark, 1960- editor.
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Mistry, Shahroukh, editor
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Kurta, Allen, 1952- editor.
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Gillam, Erin H., editor
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Russell, Amy, editor
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Ortega, Jorge, 1968 January 30- editor.
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| ISBN |
9783030547271 |
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3030547272 |
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