Island bats evolution, ecology, and conservation / edited by Theodore H. Fleming and Paul A. Racey.

Other author Fleming, Theodore H.
Other author Racey, P. A.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press,
Description549 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Bats.
Bats--Ecology.
Bats--Conservation.
Bats--Islands of the Pacific.
Bats--West Indies.
Island animals.

Contents An introduction to island bats / Theodore H. Fleming and Paul A. Racey -- Evolution of island bats -- New perspectives on the long-term biogeographic dynamics and conservation of Philippine fruit bats / Lawrence R. Heaney and Trina E. Roberts -- Crossing the line: the impact of contemporary and historical sea barriers on the population structure of bats in Southern Wallacea / Lincoln H. Schmitt, Susan Hisheh, Agustinus Suyanto, Maharadatunkamsi, Christopher N. Newbound, Darrell J. Kitchener, and Richard A. How -- Earth history and the evolution of Caribbean bats / Liliana M. Dávalos -- Phylogeography and genetic structure of three evolutionary lineages of West Indian phyllostomid bats / Theodore H. Fleming, Kevin L. Murray, and Bryan Carstens -- Ecology of island bats -- Physiological adaptation of bats and birds to island life / Brian K. Mcnab -- The role of pteropodid bats in reestablishing tropical forests on Krakatau / Louise A. Shilton and Robert J. Whittaker -- Macroecology of Caribbean bats: effects of area, elevation, latitude, and hurricane-induced disturbance / Michael R. Willig, Steven J Presley, Christopher P. Bloch, and Hugh H. Genoways -- Bat assemblages in the West Indies: the role of caves / Armando Rodríguez-Durán -- Islands in the storm: disturbance ecology of plant-visiting bats on the hurricane-prone island of Puerto Rico / Michael R. Gannon and Michael R. Willig -- Bats of Montserrat: population fluctuation and response to hurricanes and volcanoes, 1978-2005 / Scott C. Pedersen, Gary G. Kwiecinski, Peter A. Larsen, Mathew N. Morton, Rick A. Adams, Hugh H. Genoways, and Vicki J. Swier -- Flying fox consumption and human neurodegenerative disease in Guam / Sandra Anne Banack, Paul Alan Cox, and Susan J. Murch -- Conservation of island bats -- The ecology and conservation of Malagasy bats / Paul A. Racey, Steven M. Goodman, and Richard K. B. Jenkins -- Conservation threats to bats in the tropical Pacific islands and insular Southeast Asia / Gary J. Wiles and Anne P. Brooke -- The ecology and conservation of New Zealand bats / Colin F.J. O'Donnell -- Global overview of the conservation of island bats: importance, challenges, and opportunities / Kate E. Jones, Simon P. Mckleburgh, Wes Sechrest, and Allyson L. Walsh.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009028840
ISBN9780226253305 (alk. paper)
ISBN0226253309 (alk. paper)