A natural history of bat foraging : evolution, physiology, ecology, behavior, and conservation /

"A Natural History of Bat Foraging: Evolution, Physiology, Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation offers an all-inclusive resource on all aspects encompassing the vital process of foraging for bats. The book explores knowledge in the field, including sensory ecology, the development of cognitive m...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Russo, Danilo (Editor), Fenton, M. Brock (Melville Brockett), 1943- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; San Diego, CA : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2024.
Subjects:	Bats > Food. Bats > Behavior. Chauves-souris > Alimentation. Chauves-souris > Mœurs et comportement. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction / Danilo Russo and Brock Fenton
Foraging in the fossil record : diet and behavior of the earliest bats / Nancy B. Simmons and Matthew F. Jones
How the moth got its ears and other just-so stories in the history of bat-moth interactions / Jesse R. Barber and John M. Ratcliffe
Sensory systems used by echolocating bats foraging in natural settings / Clarice Anna Diebold and Cynthia F. Moss
Foraging strategies of echolocating bats / Hans-Ulrich Schnitzler and Annette Denzinger
Foraging, movements, and diet habits of arid-zone dwelling bats / Irene Conenna and Carmi Korine
Social foraging and information transfer / Jenna E. Kohles and Dina K.N. Dechmann
Insect migrations and the ecology, behavior, and population dynamics of bats / Jennifer J. Krauel, Don R. Reynolds, John K. Westbrook and Gary F. McCracken
Bats as prey / Peter Mikula, Radek K. Lŭcan, Juan J. Pellón, Jose W. Valdez and Brock Fenton
Energetics of foraging bats / Liam P. McGuire and Justin G. Boyles
Bat migration and foraging : energy-demanding journeys on tight budgets / Christian C. Voigt, Shannon E. Currie and Liam P. McGuire
Microbiomes of bats / Melissa R. Ingala
The diets of bats : think outside the guild / Elizabeth L. Clare and Phillip J. Oelbaum
Bioaccumulation and foraging behavior / Daniel J. Becker, Natalia I. Sandoval-Herrera, Molly C. Simonis and Cecilia A. Sánchez
Foraging-dependent ecosystem services / Rieka Yu and Nathan Muchhala
Conserving bats and their foraging habitats / Winifred F. Frick, Luz A. de Wit, Ana Ibarra, Kristen Lear and M. Teague O'Mara
Bat foraging : the next steps / Brock Fenton and Danilo Russo.