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Just bats / M. Brock Fenton.

De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Fenton, M. Brock (Melville Brockett), 1943- author.
Series:
Heritage
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Bats.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (176 p.)
Edition:
2nd ed.
Place of Publication:
Toronto, Ontario ; Buffalo, New York ; London, England : University of Toronto Press, 1983.
Language Note:
In English.
Summary:
Many biologists are becoming increasingly concerned about the survival of some species, but maintaining their numbers requires a change in people's attitudes. Just Bats will help.
Contents:
Cover
CONTENTS
WHY BATS?
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Introduction
Flight
Echolocation
Seeing and Smelling
Vision
Olfaction
Diet
Animal Protein
Insects
Fish
Other Vertebrates
Blood
Plant Products
Fruit
Nectar and Pollen
Energy and Survival
Summer
Winter
Roosts
Day Roosts
Night Roosts
Hibernation Sites
Activity
Migration and Navigation
Migration
Navigation
Reproduction
Populations
Predation and Mortality
Parasites
Behaviour
Sex
Mother-young Interactions
Communication
Swarming
Public Health
Rabies
Histoplasmosis
Keeping Bats Out
Conservation
APPENDIX: COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF BATS
SOURCES OF MORE INFORMATION
Some Specialist Readings
Some Books for Children
INDEX
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
U
V
W
Y.
Notes:
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-159) and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1-4426-5997-1
1-4426-5538-0
OCLC:
903440949

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