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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fleming, Theodore H.

Racey, P. A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bats.

Bats--Ecology.

Bats--Conservation.

Bats--Islands of the Pacific.

Bats--West Indies.

Island animals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (568 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The second largest order of mammals, Chiroptera comprises more than one thousand species of bats. Because of their mobility, bats are often the only native mammals on isolated oceanic islands, where more than half of all bat species live. These island bats represent an evolutionarily distinctive and ecologically significant part of the earth's biological diversity. Island Bats is the first book to focus solely on the evolution, ecology, and conservation of bats living in the world's island ecosystems. Among other topics, the contributors to this volume

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

1. An Introduction to Island Bats

2. New Perspectives on the Long-Term Biogeographic Dynamics and Conservation of Philippine Fruit Bats

3. Crossing the Line: The Impact of Contemporary and Historical Sea Barriers on the Population Structure of Bats in Southern Wallacea

4. Earth History and the Evolution of Caribbean Bats

5. Phylogeography and Genetic Structure of Three Evolutionary Lineages of West Indian Phyllostomid Bats

6. Physiological Adaptation of Bats and Birds to Island Life

7. The Role of Pteropodid Bats in Reestablishing Tropical Forests on Krakatau

8. Macroecology of Caribbean Bats: Effects of Area, Elevation, Latitude, and Hurricane-Induced Disturbance

9. Bat Assemblages in the West Indies: The Role of Caves

10. Island in the Storm: Disturbance Ecology of Plant-Visiting Bats on the Hurricane-Prone Island of Puerto Rico

11. Bats of Montserrat: Population Fluctuation and Response to Hurricanes and Volcanoes, 1978-2005

12. Flying Fox Consumption and Human Neurodegenerative Disease in Guam

13. The Ecology and Conservation of Malagasy Bats

14. Conservation Threats to Bats in the Tropical Pacific Islands and Insular Southeast Asia

15. The Ecology and Conservation of New Zealand Bats

16. Global Overview of the Conservation of Island Bats: Importance, Challenges, and Opportunities

List of Contributors

Subject Index

Species Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786612534744

9781282534742

1282534742

9780226253312

0226253317

OCLC:

609863500