Mammals of Middle and South America: Chiroptera
摘要
This volume provides comprehensive overviews of more than 450 species of bats found in Middle and South America and the Caribbean, with topics including ecology, distribution and habitat, diet, physiology, genetics, behavior, palaeontology, echolocation, reproduction and development. Their economic significance and management, as well as future challenges for research and conservation are also addressed. Each chapter contains a distribution map, photographs and key literature. Identification keys are also included. This authoritative volume of the Handbook of the Mammals of Middle and South America is a timely and detailed compilation of all bats that occur in the tropical regions of the New World, appealing to academics, students and professionals in mammal research.