Notes on Chiroptera
Author: James Abram Garfield Rehn
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Published: 1901
Total Pages: 12
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Author: James Abram Garfield Rehn
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Published: 1901
Total Pages: 12
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James Abram Garfield Rehn
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Published: 1901
Total Pages: 5
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Glover Morrill Allen
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Published: 1908
Total Pages: 76
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: G. E. Dobson
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Published: 1872
Total Pages: 3
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Gabor Csorba
Publisher: Pelagic Publishing Ltd
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780953604913
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDefinitive work covering 70 species from 17 groups. Each species is described with sections on characters (external, cranial and dental), recognised subspecies, morphology, taxonomy, ecology, echolocation, distribution and conservation status. The volume contains a key to groups and species, a gazeteer, many line illustrations and colour plates illustrating many of the species.
Author: Sven Klimpel
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-10-10
Total Pages: 195
ISBN-13: 3642393330
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book gathers contributions by 16 international authors on the phenomenon “bats,” shedding some light on their morphology, the feeding behaviors (insects, fruits, blood) of different groups, their potential and confirmed transmissions of agents of diseases, their endo- and ectoparasites, as well as countless myths surrounding their lifestyle (e.g. vampirism, chupacabras, batman etc.). Bats have been known in different cultures for several thousand centuries, however their nocturnal activities have made them mysterious and led to many legends and myths, while proven facts remained scarce. Even today, our knowledge of bats remains limited compared to other groups in the animal kingdom. Also, their famous ability to avoid collisions with obstacles during their nightly flights with the help of a sophisticated and unique system using ultrasound waves (which are transmitted and received) is as poorly studied as birds finding their way from continent to continent. In recent times, where globalization transports millions of people and goods from one end of the earth to the other, there are increased risks posed by agents of diseases, as a result of which bats have received increasing attention as potential vectors. These suppositions are based on their proven transmission of viruses such as rabies. In dedicated chapters, the book addresses the following topics: • The world of bats • The astonishing morphology of bats • Bats as potential reservoir hosts for vector-borne diseases • Bat endoparasites • Macroparasites – ectoparasites • Glimpses into how bats fly • Blood-licking bats • Vampirism in medicine and culture • Chupacabras and “goat milkers” • Myths on candiru As such, this book provides a broad range of information for all non-experts interested in biological topics, but also for people working in this field, as well as physicians and veterinarians who are confronted with clinical cases, and for teachers and students interested in expanding their knowledge of biology and of past and present cultures.
Author: M. Brock Fenton
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 1983-12-15
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 1442655380
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBats are dangerous to man. Right? Wrong. Here is the truth about chiroptera, the only mammals that fly, in a short, well-illustrated account based on solid research but intended for a general reader. Bats, of which there are about 850 species in the world, are maligned as carriers of rabies (largely untrue) and admired for their biosonar. Heir diversity is reflected in their diets: some eat fruit, some nectar and pollen, other fish, birds, frogs, or other bats. Although most eat insects, it is the three species of blood-feeding vampires which receive most public attention and around which much myth and superstition (and misconception) have evolved. In addition to their diet and habit, Fenton discusses their remarkable sonar sight, their reproduction, migration, patterns of behavior – from hunting to mating – parasites, enemies, and life span. (The current record is held by an Ontario Little Brown Bat which in 1980 had survived more than 30 years.) Man's attitude toward bats, his destruction of their habitats, and his use of pesticides have contributed to a sharp decline in the bat population in many parts of the world. 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. It will also tell the reader how to evict bats from his attic – provided he knows how they got in.
Author: Gerhard Neuweiler
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13: 0195099508
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWell adapted to numerous habitats, bats comprise almost one quarter of all species of mammals. This book is a comprehensive introduction to their biology. Suitable as a textbook for undergraduates and written by one of the world's leading researchers, the book offers an accessible summary of the extensive body of research on bats. The book takes a broad physiological perspective and devotes separate chapters to specific physiological systems as well as to bat ecology and phylogeny. It features a thorough discussion of echolocation, which continues to be the subject of intense research, and describes many European and neotropical bats, as well as North American species. "Biology of Bats" is an important resource both for students and researchers.
Author: Anthony Michael Hutson
Publisher: IUCN
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9782831705958
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William Thomas Blanford
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Published: 1888
Total Pages: 13
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