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Bats : from evolution to conservation /

Bats are highly charismatic and popular animals that are not only fascinating in their own right, but illustrate most of the topical and important concepts and issues in mammalian biology. This book covers the key aspects of bat biology, including evolution, flight, echolocation, hibernation, reprod...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Altringham, John D.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Édition:2nd ed.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Evolution and diversity
  • Flight
  • Echolocation and other senses
  • Torpor and hibernation
  • Reproduction and development
  • Roosting and feeding ecology
  • Migration, social structure, and population structure
  • Biogeography, macroecology, community ecology, and the interactions between bats and other organisms
  • Conservation.