Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Island Bats: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation
    Island Bats: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation
    Island Bats: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation
    Ebook543 pages13 hours

    Island Bats: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation

    By Theodore H. Fleming

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    The second largest order of mammals, Chiroptera comprises more than one thousand species of bats. Because of their mobility, bats are often the only native mammals on isolated oceanic islands, where more than half of all bat species live. These island bats represent an evolutionarily distinctive and ecologically significant part of the earth’s biological diversity.

    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. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
    Release dateMar 15, 2010
    ISBN9780226253312
    Island Bats: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation

    Read more from Theodore H. Fleming

    Related to Island Bats

    Related ebooks

    Science & Mathematics For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Jump for Joy: Researchers Make Huge Leap in Understanding Frog Evolution

      Aug 2, 2017

      A new analysis using an unprecedented dataset reveals that major changes in frog diversity are linked to mass extinctions

      4 min read

    • Article

      Great expectatins LOVE the PLANET

      Sep 8, 2021

      Great expectatins LOVE the PLANET
      8 min read

    • Article

      Great Expectations LOVE The PLANET

      Sep 8, 2021

      Great Expectations LOVE The PLANET
      7 min read

    • Article

      Great Expectations

      Sep 8, 2021

      Great Expectations
      7 min read

    • Article

      For Wildlife, Climate Change Brings A Mixed Bag

      Aug 1, 2018

      Discussions around climate change and wildlife tend to focus on winners and losers. In reality, animals’ responses cross a wide spectrum – with some showing surprising adaptability.

      3 min read

    • Article

      Islands Of Hope

      Mar 26, 2023

      Islands Of Hope
      2 min read

    • Article

      Mangrove Magic

      Dec 29, 2021

      Mangrove Magic
      5 min read

    • Article

      Rescuing the Reef

      Oct 30, 2019

      Rescuing the Reef
      12 min read

    • Article

      In the Gulf of Maine, Scientists Race to Save Seabirds Threatened by Climate Change

      Aug 22, 2023

      Puffins were successfully restored to the Gulf of Maine 50 years ago, but the seabirds face new and daunting challenges from climate change.

      6 min read

    • Article

      Species on the Move: How Climate Change Is Re-Making Ecosystems

      Jun 6, 2023

      Human-caused climate change is redistributing species across the globe, re-ordering ecological communities, and even driving genetic changes in some populations. We need to better understand these changes, and to adapt biodiversity conservation strat

      7 min read

    • Article

      Dinosaurs Were In Their Prime, Not In Decline, When Fateful Asteroid Hit

      Dec 23, 2022

      Paleontologists agree that a massive asteroid strike triggered the end of the dinosaurs, but a debate has persisted over the reptiles’ overall state at the time of the fateful collision. Were non-avian dinosaurs already in decline, and the asteroid

      2 min read

    • Article

      The Ecologist Who Threw Starfish: Robert Paine showed us the surprising importance of predators.

      Mar 10, 2016

      Even in 1963, one had to go pretty far to find places in the United States that were not disturbed by people. After a good deal of searching, Robert Paine, a newly appointed assistant professor of zoology at the University of Washington in Seattle, f

      14 min read

    • Article

      Frogs On The Brink

      Nov 3, 2021

      Frogs On The Brink
      4 min read

    • Article

      Best Of Science 20 Years

      Aug 7, 2019

      No.129 Issue 1/2018 Science is moving fast in China and Japan as researchers progress on discoveries ranging from new drone technologies to knowledge of ancient life. We round up six highlights from the past year Lim Jun Xi Sonali Roy Paleontolog

      4 min read

    • Article

      Birds of Passage

      Jan 4, 2022

      Birds of Passage
      6 min read

    • Article

      Beth Flint

      Jul 1, 2022

      Beth Flint
      4 min read

    • Article

      Life’s First Flourish

      Feb 27, 2019

      Life’s First Flourish
      10 min read

    • Article

      Behind The Smile

      Nov 3, 2021

      Behind The Smile
      9 min read

    • Article

      Running For The Hills

      Jun 2, 2023

      Running For The Hills
      5 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Island Bats

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Island Bats - Theodore H. Fleming

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1