Bats of the United States and Canada /
A guide to the forty-seven species of bats found in United States and Canada, including overview of classification, biology, feeding behavior, habitats, migration, and reproduction.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores principales: | , , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2011.
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Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Classification
- Biology
- Echolocation
- Benefits of insectivorous bats
- Foraging
- Feeding behavior
- Noninsectivorous bats
- Vampire bats
- Guano
- Summer habitat
- Summer-autumn swarming
- Winter habitat and hibernation
- Migration
- Homing ability
- Reproduction and longevity
- Bats as food
- Bat "bombs"
- Mines and bridges
- Controlling "nuisance" bats
- Attracting bats
- Threats to bats
- Rabies
- Histoplasmosis
- Bats and wind power
- White-nose syndrome
- Conservation
- Status of bats in the United States and Canada
- Endangered species and subspecies
- Research techniques
- Inventories
- Thermal imaging
- Nets and traps
- Bat banding
- Radiotelemetry
- Acoustic identification
- Additional techniques.