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Bats, a world of science and mystery, M. Brock Fenton and Nancy B. Simmons

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Bats, a world of science and mystery, M. Brock Fenton and Nancy B. Simmons

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bats

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

874098794

Responsibility statement

M. Brock Fenton and Nancy B. Simmons

Sub title

a world of science and mystery

Table Of Contents

It's a bat! -- Ancient bats -- Taking off -- Echolocation: seeing with sound. Introduction ; Sounds and echoes ; Timing ; Signal strength ; Self-deafening ; Morphology and echolocation ; The unexpected ; Box 1. other echolocators ; Box 2. bat detectors -- What bats eat . Introduction ; Skulls, jaws and teeth ; DNA barcoding ; Classifying bats by their diets ; Energetic realities and food consumption ; Hoary bats, a case study ; The impact of energy on diet ; Foraging and eating behavior ; Digestion and food passage ; Bats and pest control ; Bats and mosquitoes ; Limitations on bats' diets -- Where bats hang out. Bats and their nests ; The roost needs of bats ; Sites used as roosts by bats ; Hollows ; Foliage ; Crevices ; Specialized ; Bats making roosts ; Some consequences ... HN3 O2 ; Hibernation ; Box 6.1 bat boxes and bat houses ; Box 6.2 ectoparasites of bats -- Life histories of bats. Old bats ; Reproduction ; Implantation ; Pregnancy ; Birth ; Lactation ; Growth after birth ; Delays to get the timing right ; Big brown bats ; Vulnerabilities of bats ; Bat-eating bats -- Behavior of bats. What is a colony of bats? ; Bat one roost? ; Activity patterns of bats ; Swarming behavior ; Signals of bats ; Olfactory signals ; Bat-to-bat acoustic signals ; Roosts ; Air traffic control ; Acoustic, olfactory, and visual signals ; Mother-young behavior ; Territorial bats ; Social systems around reproduction in bats ; Learning by bats ; Migrations of bats -- Bats and diseases ; WNS White-Nosed Syndrome ; Transfer of disease-causing organisms from bats to humans ; Bat bites ; Bat bites and rabies ; Other lyssaviruses ; Other viruses ; Bats and diseases of humans ; Risk management -- Bats and people. Bats in art ; Bats as symbols ; Bats on coins and stamps ; Bats and the military ; Bats in heraldry ; Myths about bats ; Vampires -- Conservation of bats -- What's next?

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