Bats

Their Biology and Behavior

Tony Hutson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2022
Comstock Publishing Associates (Verlag)
978-1-5017-6777-7 (ISBN)

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In this illuminating introduction to the world of bats, Tony Hutson reveals the secrets of these extraordinary creatures.

Beginning with their anatomy, Hutson explores how bats' unique characteristics have enabled them to evolve to fill a wide variety of habitats and niches. He examines their different life cycles, dietary strategies, migration patterns, and unique feats of echolocation. And he also discusses their predators, parasites, the man-made threats to their ecosystem, and how the viruses harbored by bats can have an impact on humans.

Bats also features an appendix of bat families that details the number of genera and species and their distribution and diet.

Tony Hutson is a specialist in international bat conservation, currently working on a range of research and consultancy projects. Previously, he was the Conservation Officer for the Bat Conservation Trust, London.

1. Form and Function

2. Flight and Echolocation

3. Food and Feeding

4. Breeding and Old Age

5. Roosts

6. Migration

7. Predators

8. Classification

9. Bats and Humans

10. Conservation

Erscheinungsdatum	08.07.2022
Zusatzinfo	1 Maps; 11 Charts; 107 Illustrations, color; 6 Line drawings, unspecified
Verlagsort	Ithaca
Sprache	englisch
Maße	173 x 229 mm
Gewicht	454 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-10	1-5017-6777-1 / 1501767771
ISBN-13	978-1-5017-6777-7 / 9781501767777
Zustand	Neuware