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Title:

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

Publisher:

University of Chicago Press,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

549 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Bats.
Bats--Ecology.
Bats--Conservation.
Bats--Islands of the Pacific.
Bats--West Indies.
Island animals.

Other Authors:

Fleming, Theodore H.
Racey, P. A.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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. Dâavalos -- 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 Rodrâiguez-Durâan -- 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.

Summary:

"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 examine how the earth's history has affected the evolution of island bats, investigate how bat populations are affected by volcanic eruptions and hurricanes and explore the threat of extinction from human disturbance. Geographically diverse, the volume includes studies of the islands of the Caribbean, the Western Indian Ocean, Micronesia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and New Zealand." "With its wealth of information from long-term studies, Island Bats provides timely and valuable information about how this fauna has evolved and how it can be conserved."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN:

0226253309 (alk. paper)
9780226253305 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)317922926

LCCN:

2009028840

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)