Bat Biology and Conservation
This scholarly tome updates readers on recent research developments concerning a widespread, diverse, and fascinating group of mammals, bats, whose over 900 species make up at least 20 percent of the world's described mammal species. Kunz (biology, Boston Univ.) and Racey (natural history, Univ. of Aberdeen, Scotland) have both edited prior works on bats. The chapters in this volume were contributed by 36 experts from around the world. The contents are arranged into four major parts: evolution, bat form and structure, echolocation, and conservation. There are separate subject and taxonomic indexes. The book is best suited for academic and research libraries; two recent popular books, both excellent choices for public libraries and undergraduate collections, are Don E. Wilson's Bats in Question (LJ 6/1/97) and M. Brock Fenton's Bats (LJ 2/1/93).?William H. Wiese, Iowa State Univ. Lib., AmesCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.