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From menacing moonshiners and armed bandits to charging elephants and man-eating tigers, Merlin Tuttle has stopped at nothing to find and protect bats on every continent they inhabit. Enamored of bats ever since discovering a colony in a cave as a boy, Tuttle saw how effective p…
"[The book] includes chapters on the evolution, biogeography, ecology and echolocation of bats, and provides accounts for ... 116 bat species ... The species accounts provide descriptions, measurements, and diagnostic characters, as well as detailed information on the distributi…
La 4e de couverture indique : "[The book] includes chapters on the evolution, biogeography, ecology and echolocation of bats, and provides accounts for (...) 116 bat species (...) The species accounts provide descriptions, measurements, and diagnostic characters, as well as deta…
"[The book] includes chapters on the evolution, biogeography, ecology and echolocation of bats, and provides accounts for ... 116 bat species ... The species accounts provide descriptions, measurements, and diagnostic characters, as well as detailed information on the distributi…
Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common …
Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common …
Urbanisation is a key driver in the loss, fragmentation and modification of natural habitats resulting in the global loss of biodiversity. As the human population, and consequently the rate of urbanisation, continues to increase exponentially it is important to understand how to…
Approximately 25% of bats globally are threatened, but limited data on African bats, which account for 20% of bat species, hinders our understanding of their conservation status across this ecologically diverse continent. This study combined: modelling techniques, to predict cur…
Many bat species in Europe have undergone severe population declines during the last century and one of the driving causes is believed to be the loss of roosting and foraging habitat through agricultural expansion and intensification. Modern agricultural practices have also had …
North American bat species face a range of environmental stressors which have negatively impacted recovery of the endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) and led to inclusion of the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) as a federally threatened species. Historic thre…
Bats (Order: Chiroptera) are host to many zoonotic viruses. Many factors related to the unique behavior, ecology, and life histories of bats are believed to contribute to the richness of zoonotic virus associated with bats. In this dissertation, I describe the discovery of novel…
The appearance and spread of emerging infectious diseases pose a significant threat to wildlife populations worldwide having resulted in declines far surpassing those in recorded history. White-nose syndrome (WNS), caused by Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), is currently one of…
Pollination and Floral Ecology is the most comprehensive single-volume reference to all aspects of pollination biology--and the first fully up-to-date resource of its kind to appear in decades. This beautifully illustrated book describes how flowers use colors, shapes, and scent…
Bats of Colima, Mexico
by Sánchez Hernández, Cornelio
fromAnimal natural history series
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Type: Book
Bats of Colima, Mexico provides readers with the tools necessary to understand and identify each species of Colima's bat population, from the sac-winged bats of family Emballonuridae to the mustached bats of family Mormoopidae.
Introduces bats, describing their habitats, physical characteristics, and behavior.