Bat evolution, ecology, and conservation
By: Rick A. Adams, Scott C. Pedersen, editors
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 547
ISBN-13: 9781461473961
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Bats; Evolution; Ecology; Conservation
Description: Recent advances in the study of bats have changed the way we understand this illusive group of mammals. This volume consist of 25 chapters and 57 authors from around the globe all writing on the most recent finding on the evolution, ecology and conservation of bats. The chapters are not intended to be exhaustive literature reviews, but instead extended manuscripts that bring new and fresh perspectives. Many chapters consist of previously unpublished data and are repetitive of new insights and understanding in bat evolution, ecology and conservation. New perspectives are provided on many aspects of bat biology, evolution, morphology, development, natural history, cognition and behavior, emotions, formation flight, migration, dispersal to islands, emerging viruses, white-nose syndrome, speciation, bats and the human dimension, educational and conservation challenges, global monitoring, economic value, and the state of global bat populations. This book will be of interest to students, professional biologists, wildlife managers, conservationists, educators, environmental consultant, and anyone else interested in the broad and rich array of topics brought to date in this volume.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Evolutionary patterns. 1. How to grow a bat wing / Lisa Noelle Cooper and Karen E. Sears ; 2. Time's arrow in the evolutionary development of bat flight / Rick A. Adams and Jason B. Shaw ; 3. Evolution of echolocation / M. Brock Fenton ; 4. Nasal-emission and nose leaves / Scott C. Pedersen and Rolf Müller ; 5. Bat facial and lip projections : unique integumentary morphology / Gary G. Kwiecinski, James D. German, and J. Timothy Cannon ; 6. Bat molecular phylogenetics : past, present, and future directions / Ronald A. Van Den Bussche and Justin B. Lack ; 7. Of bats and molecules : chromosomal characters for judging phylogenetic relationships / Marianne Volleth; title: Part II. Ecology and behavior. 8. Aeroecology / Winifred F. Frick, Phillip B. Chilson, Nathan W. Fuller, Eli S. Bridge, and Thomas H. Kunz ; 9. Response of bat diversity to forest disturbance in Southeast Asia : insights from long-term research in Malaysia / Tigga Kingston ; 10. Modeling the colonization of Hawaii by hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus) / Frank J. Bonaccorso and Liam P. McGuire ; 11. Learning and memory in bats : a case study on object discrimination in flower-visiting bats / Georgina Ross and Marc W. Holderied ; 12. Cooperation and conflict in the social lives of bats / Gerald G. Carter and Gerald S. Wilkinson ; 13. Decision-making and socioemotional vocal behavior in bats / Jagmeet S. Kanwal, Zhenzhen Zhang, and Jiang Feng ; 14. New advances in the study of group behavior in bats / Nickolay I. Hristov, Louise C. Allen, and Brad A. Chadwell ; 15. Recent advances in bat migration research / Jennifer J. Krauel and Gary F. McCracken ; 16. Speciation dynamics of the fruit-eating bats (genus Artibeus) : with evidence of ecological divergence in Central American populations / Peter A. Larsen, María R. Marchán-Rivadeneira, and Robert J. Baker; title: Part III. Conservation and education. 17 Considering human development, socialization, and enculturation in educational intervention design for wildlife conservation : a case for bats / Sarah M. Bexell and Rui Xi Feng ; 18. Threats to bats and educational challenges / Merlin D. Tuttle ; 19. Virology and immunology of bats / Tony Schountz ; 20. White-nose syndrome : a deadly emerging infectious disease of hibernating bats / DeeAnn M. Reeder and Marianne S. Moore ; 21. Impacts of wind energy development on bats : implications for conservation / Edward B. Arnett and Erin F. Baerwald ; 22. Responses of bats to climate change : learning from the past and predicting the future / Gareth Jones and Hugo Rebelo ; 23. Challenges of using bioacoustics to globally monitor bats / Charlotte L. Walters, Alanna Collen, Tim Lucas, Kim Mroz, Catherine A. Sayer, and Kate E. Jones ; 24. On estimating the economic value of insectivorous bats : prospects and priorities for biologists / Justin G. Boyles, Catherine L. Sole, Paul M. Cryan, and Gary F. McCracken ; 25. Bat conservation : past, present and future / Paul A. Racey.