The biology of bats /
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2000.
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Table of Contents:
- Functional anatomy and locomotion
- The spine and pelvis
- The wings
- The legs
- Aerodynamics
- Energetics of flight
- Flight techniques
- The circulatory and respiratory systems
- The heart
- The blood vessels
- Circulation in the wing membrane
- The blood
- Respiration and gas exchange
- Heat and water balance
- Homeothermy
- Torpor
- Hibernation
- Water turnover
- Diet, digestion, and energy balance
- The teeth
- Insectivorous and carnivorous bats
- Vampire bats
- Flower and fruit feeders
- Central nervous system
- Encephalization
- Anatomy of the central nervous system
- Aging and the central nervous system
- Echolocation
- The discovery and basic principles of echolocation
- Echolocation calls and their production
- The auditory system
- Echolocation performance
- Adaptation to different biotopes
- Vision, olfaction, and taste
- Vision
- Olfaction
- Taste
- Reproduction and development
- Male genital organs
- Female genital organs
- Reproductive cycles
- Control of rhythms
- Reproductive behavior and rearing of the young
- Ecology
- Geographical distribution
- Bat migrations
- Bats and plants
- Living quarters
- Bats and human activities
- Phylogeny and systematics
- Phylogeny
- Systematics.