Preface
Recent
advances in the study of bats have changed the way we understand this elusive
group of mammals. This volume consists of 25 chapters by 57 authors from around
the globe covering the most recent findings on the evolution, ecology, and
conservation of bats. The chapters in this book are not intended to be
exhaustive literature reviews but instead extended manuscripts that bring new
and fresh perspectives. Many chapters provide new insights and understanding in
bat evolution, ecology, and conservation. All chapters were peer reviewed and
revised by the authors. Many of the chapters are multiauthored to provide
comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the topics.
The book is organized
into three sections: Evolutionary Patterns (Chaps. 1 – 7), Ecology and Behavior
(Chaps. 8 – 16), and Conservation and Education (Chaps. 17 – 25). Each section is
not only diverse topically but also integrative with other chapters in that
section. Some chapters provide new and unpublished data for consideration,
whereas others provide historical, present, and future perspectives. This
volume provides novel approaches to old questions as well as new ways of
understanding the complex world of bats. New perspectives are provided on many
aspects of bat biology, evolution, morphology, development, natural history,
cognition and behavior, emotions, formation fl ight, migration, dispersal to
islands, emerging viruses, white-nose syndrome, speciation, bats and the human
dimension, educational and conservation challenges, global monitoring, economic
value, and the state of global bat populations.
This book will be of interest
to students, professional biologists, wildlife managers, conservationists,
educators, environmental consultants, and anyone else interested in the broad
and rich array of topics brought up to date in this volume.
- Adams, R. A., & Pedersen, S. C. (Eds.). 2013. Bat evolution, ecology, andconservation. New York. Springer. 549 pp.
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