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Ecology of Bats
T. H. . Ed(S): Kunz
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Paperback. Editor(s): Kunz, T. H. Num Pages: 450 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ; PSV; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 646.
Among living vertebrates bats and birds are unique in their ability to fly, and it is this common feature that sets them apart ecologically from other groups. Bats are in some ways the noctumal equivalents of birds, having evolved and radiated into a diversity of forms to fill many of the same niches. The evolution of flight and echolocation in bats was undoubtedly a prime mover in the diversification of feeding and roosting habits, reproductive strategies, and social behaviors. Bats have successfully colonized almost every continential region on earth (except Antarctica), as weIl as many oceanic islands and archipelagos. They ... Read more
Among living vertebrates bats and birds are unique in their ability to fly, and it is this common feature that sets them apart ecologically from other groups. Bats are in some ways the noctumal equivalents of birds, having evolved and radiated into a diversity of forms to fill many of the same niches. The evolution of flight and echolocation in bats was undoubtedly a prime mover in the diversification of feeding and roosting habits, reproductive strategies, and social behaviors. Bats have successfully colonized almost every continential region on earth (except Antarctica), as weIl as many oceanic islands and archipelagos. They ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
Number of Pages
450
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461334231
SKU
V9781461334231
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