Download or read book Fringe Lipped Bats written by Jill C. Wheeler and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006-08-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces characteristics, habitat, and behaviors of the Fringe-lipped bat.
Download or read book Fringe Lipped Bats written by Jill C. Wheeler and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2006-08-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces characteristics, habitat, and behaviors of the Fringe-lipped bat.
Download or read book Bats written by Sandra Markle and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is the world of bats so varied? The littlest bat is as light as a penny. The biggest bat can have a wingspan as long as a bathtub. Some bats have little flaps on their noses. Others have huge ears. The unique traits of each species help it survive in its special place in nature . . . but how? Using eye-popping photographs of strange bats from around the world, Bats: Biggest! Littlest! feeds young readers' curiosity and is certain to prompt stimulating discussions for days.
Download or read book The Roles of Male Chemical Signaling Conspecific Scent Preference and Social Structure in Fringe Lipped Bats written by Victoria Flores and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chemical communication is the most widespread form of communication, present in all multicellular organisms, yet its diversity is poorly understood. In this dissertation, I investigated male chemical signaling in fringe-lipped bats (Trachops cirrhosus). First, I described a novel odorous crust on the forearm of male fringe-lipped bats. I found that the forearm crust coincides with the expression of an enlarged chest gland and enlarged testes. In addition, using long-term capture data I found that the prevalence of males with forearm crust increased during the putative female reproductive season. Together, these findings suggest that the forearm crust plays a role in female mate choice or male-male competition. I also tested the response of adult females and adult males with forearm crust to the odor of males with and without forearm crust. Contrary to my prediction, I found strong evidence that males with forearm crusts avoid other males with forearm crust. Unlike the few studies that have investigated the role of odorous traits in other bat species, my results suggest that the chemical compounds in the forearm crust could mediate male-male interactions rather than those between males and females. Finally, to elucidate the role that social structure can play on male behavior, I characterized the group composition and associations among fringe-lipped bats. I found that females have preferred roosting partners despite often switching roosts. Furthermore, relatedness predicted association rates among females but not for males. Characterizing the social structure and group dynamics of fringe-lipped bats can inform broader patterns and the causes and consequences of the evolution of sociality.
Download or read book Bat Island written by Rachel A. Page and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-11-21 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring incredible photography and insight from an international team with long-term ties to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Bat Island spotlights the unique beauty and environmental importance of the seventy-six species of bats on Panama’s Barro Colorado Island. For decades, scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute have studied the remarkable biodiversity of bats on Barro Colorado Island in Panama, where an astonishing seventy-six species coexist. Now, for the first time, Smithsonian scientists’ expertise pairs with the stunning photography of National Geographic contributor Christian Ziegler for a captivating visual journey into the fascinating world of these elusive night creatures. Bats are unique among mammals: they have acquired true flight, provide essential ecosystem services, and represent the ecologically most diverse group of mammals worldwide. Synthesizing decades-worth of intensive study, Drs. Rachel Page, Dina Dechmann, Teague O’Mara, and Marco Tschapka provide authoritative insight alongside 150 photographs that showcase bats’ extraordinary environmental adaptations and rich natural history. OVER 150 STUNNING PHOTOGRAPHS: National Geographic photographer and contributor Christian Ziegler has captured over a decade’s worth of images of the myriad of bat species living on Barro Colorado Island that capture these elusive animals in a variety of settings, from night shots of flight through the tropical rainforest to closeups of their remarkable wings and feeding patterns. WRITTEN BY SMITHSONIAN SCIENTISTS: All chapters of Bat Island are written by scientists long affiliated with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, one of the world’s leading tropical research organizations that spans a century. Topics include bats’ diverse sensory abilities, foraging strategies, roosting ecologies, and social systems. DECADES OF CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH: Bat Island, published in partnership with the Smithsonian, presents fascinating insights from scientists working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, which boasts decades of study of the hyperdiverse bat population on Barro Colorado Island in addition to the most comprehensive and long-term datasets on tropical bats. CALL FOR CONSERVATION: Drs. Page, Dechmann, O’Mara, and Tschapka highlight how bats are threatened by habit fragmentation and land degradation, and communicate the initiatives needed to ensure the survival of these animals, which are critical to maintaining healthy, balanced ecosystems. RARE BEAUTY: Award-winning photojournalist Christian Ziegler’s photography illuminates the unique beauty and allure of bats and the tropical rainforest in Panama.
Download or read book Bats written by M. Brock Fenton and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are more than 1,300 species of bats—or almost a quarter of the world’s mammal species. But before you shrink in fear from these furry “creatures of the night,” consider the bat’s fundamental role in our ecosystem. A single brown bat can eat several thousand insects in a night. Bats also pollinate and disperse the seeds for many of the plants we love, from bananas to mangoes and figs. Bats: A World of Science and Mystery presents these fascinating nocturnal creatures in a new light. Lush, full-color photographs portray bats in flight, feeding, and mating in views that show them in exceptional detail. The photos also take the reader into the roosts of bats, from caves and mines to the tents some bats build out of leaves. A comprehensive guide to what scientists know about the world of bats, the book begins with a look at bats’ origins and evolution. The book goes on to address a host of questions related to flight, diet, habitat, reproduction, and social structure: Why do some bats live alone and others in large colonies? When do bats reproduce and care for their young? How has the ability to fly—unique among mammals—influenced bats’ mating behavior? A chapter on biosonar, or echolocation, takes readers through the system of high-pitched calls bats emit to navigate and catch prey. More than half of the world’s bat species are either in decline or already considered endangered, and the book concludes with suggestions for what we can do to protect these species for future generations to benefit from and enjoy. From the tiny “bumblebee bat”—the world’s smallest mammal—to the Giant Golden-Crowned Flying Fox, whose wingspan exceeds five feet, A Battery of Bats presents a panoramic view of one of the world’s most fascinating yet least-understood species.
Download or read book Foraging Decisions by Eavesdropping Bats written by Patricia Lucile Jones and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animals forage in complex environments in which they must constantly make decisions about which resources to approach and which to avoid. Many factors can influence these foraging decisions including perception and cognition. Predators that locate prey by eavesdropping on prey mating calls face a challenging foraging task because they must be able to identify which species-specific prey signals indicate palatable prey. My thesis investigates such foraging decisions in eavesdropping bats. The Neotropical fringe-lipped bat, Trachops cirrhosus, locates its frog and katydid prey by eavesdropping on the prey's calls. One of the prey of T. cirrhosus in Panamá is the túngara frog, Physalaemus pustulosus, that can make simple calls consisting of a "whine" alone, or complex calls which are a whine followed by 1-7 "chucks". In my first chapter I examine what components of frog calls bats use to identify and localize them. I assess how bats respond to the two components of the complex calls of P. pustulosus, and report that, unlike female frogs, bats respond to the chuck component alone but preferentially approach the whine. Next, I examine how response to prey cues is affected by prey availability by assessing the response of T. cirrhosus to geographically and seasonally variable prey. I find population and seasonal differences in response to some prey cues but not to other cues. Trachops cirrhosus can also learn novel prey cues from exposure to a conspecific tutor (social learning). My third chapter examines the conditions that influence when bats socially learn novel prey cues. I discover that bats are more likely to use social information to learn novel prey cues when the cue they are currently using to find food is unreliable. In my fourth and final chapter I address how eavesdropping can contribute to the evolution and diversification of bats by investigating the potential of eavesdropping on katydid calls for niche partitioning in two closely related bat species, the European greater and lesser mouse-eared bats, Myotis myotis and Myotis blythii oxygnathus. Together these studies highlight the role of cognition in foraging decisions and consider the consequences of eavesdropping for niche partitioning.
Download or read book Rats Bats and Xenarthrans written by John P. Rafferty Associate Editor, Earth Sciences and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2011-01-15 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume considers the features, behaviors, and major species of rats, bats, and xenarthrans.
Download or read book Predator Prey Interactions Co evolution between Bats and Their Prey written by David Steve Jacobs and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-02-08 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive review of the evolution of traits associated with predation and predator defense for bats and all of their prey, both invertebrates (e.g. insects) and vertebrates (e.g. frogs), in the context of co-evolution. It reviews current knowledge of how echolocation and passive hearing are used by bats to hunt prey in complete darkness. Also it highlights how prey have evolved counter measures to bat echolocation to avoid detection and capture. This includes the whole range of prey responses from being active at times when bats are inactive to the use of acoustic signals of their own to interfere with the echolocation system of bats.
Download or read book Bats written by Peter Aleshire and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the origin, characteristics, behaviors, and habitats of bats, explains the human threat to bats, and profiles various species of these creatures.
Download or read book Bats of South America written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Amazonian sac-winged bat, Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat, Antioquian sac-winged bat, Benkeith's Short-tailed Bat, Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat, Big-eared Woolly Bat, Big Naked-backed Bat, Bokermann's Nectar Bat, Brazilian big-eyed bat, Brazilian funnel-eared bat, Broad-eared Bat, Brock's Yellow-eared Bat, Brosset's Big-eared Bat, Brown Fruit-eating Bat, Brown Tent-making Bat, Buffy Broad-nosed Bat, Carriker's Round-eared Bat, Chestnut Long-tongued Bat, Chestnut Short-tailed Bat, Colombian short-tailed bat, Commissaris's Long-tongued Bat, Common Big-eared Bat, Common Vampire Bat, Dark Fruit-eating Bat, Dark Long-tongued Bat, Davy's Naked-backed Bat, Dekeyser's Nectar Bat, Desert red bat, Dwarf little fruit bat, Ega Long-tongued Bat, Fischer's Little Fruit Bat, Fringe-lipped Bat, Fringed Fruit-eating Bat, Frosted sac-winged bat, Furipteridae, Geoffroy's tailless bat, Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat, Gnome Fruit-eating Bat, Godman's Nectar Bat, Golden Bat, Greater Bulldog Bat, Greater Dog-like Bat, Greater Ghost Bat, Greater Round-eared Bat, Greater sac-winged bat, Greater Spear-nosed Bat, Great Fruit-eating Bat, Great Stripe-faced Bat, Guianan Spear-nosed Bat, Hairy-legged Vampire Bat, Hairy-tailed Bat, Hairy Big-eared Bat, Hairy Big-eyed Bat, Heller's Broad-nosed Bat, Ipanema Bat, Isabelle's Ghost Bat, Jamaican fruit bat, Least Big-eared Bat, Lesser Bulldog Bat, Lesser Dog-like Bat, Lesser Ghost Bat, Lesser long-tongued bat, Lesser sac-winged bat, Lesser Spear-nosed Bat, Little Big-eared Bat, Little Big-eyed Bat, Little White-shouldered Bat, Little Yellow-shouldered Bat, Long-legged Bat, MacConnell's Bat, Manu Short-tailed Bat, Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat, Matses' Big-eared Bat, Mexican Free-tailed Bat, Miller's Long-tongued Bat, Mimon, Mono's Short-tailed Bat, Niceforo's Big-eared Bat, Northern Ghost Bat, Northern Little...
Download or read book A Miscellany of Bats written by M. Brock Fenton and published by Pelagic Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-01-10 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bats have long been the focus of fascination, and sometimes fear: they move faultlessly through the darkness and spend the day hanging upside down in gloomy caverns and cracks – most at home where humans are least comfortable. Bats also represent a hugely important, numerous and varied group, accounting for 20% of all mammal species worldwide. Covering their biodiversity, ecology and natural history, A Miscellany of Bats offers a hoard of insights into the lives of these creatures. For over a quarter of a century Brock Fenton and the late Jens Rydell collaborated on projects involving bats. Here they bring together a collection of stories and anecdotes about bat research, brought to life by stunning photographs of these animals in action. Key topics include flight and echolocation, diet and roosting habits, and the complex social lives of bats. Jens and Brock also address issues of conservation and the interactions between bats and people, ranging from matters of disease to bats’ role as symbols, and our fixation with vampire bats. They explore how echolocation and flight shape batkind, from their appearance to where they go and why. Overall, this book is an entertaining and personal vision of bats’ central place in the universe. More than 150 species are covered.
Download or read book Bats written by Marianne Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2019-04 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extravagantly illustrated handbook features the work of famed nature photographer Merlin D. Tuttle and in-depth profiles of megabats and microbats.
Download or read book Natural History written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A monumental and beautiful guide to Earth's wildlife and natural history--its rocks, minerals, animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms--this landmark of reference publishing has been extended and updated. In the 11 years since this book was released, thousands of new species have been identified, and new revelations have redrawn the tree of life. Already featuring galleries of more than 5,000 species, The Natural History Book now includes discoveries such as the olinguito (the "kitty bear" of the Andean cloud forest) and the painted mannakin of Peru. It takes advantage of the first living observations of the giant squid and the deep-sea anglerfish. And it has reorganized the groups of living things to reflect the latest scientific understanding. All this ensures that this, the only ebook to offer a complete visual survey of all kingdoms of life, remains the benchmark of illustrated natural history references. Written by a worldwide team of natural history experts, The Natural History Book is the perfect addition to every family bookshelf, as well as an ideal gift for any nature lover. From granites to grapevines, from microbes to mammals, The Natural History Book is the ultimate celebration of the diversity of the natural world.
Download or read book Mammals of South America Volume 1 written by Alfred L. Gardner and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vast terrain between Panama and Tierra del Fuego contains some of the world’s richest mammalian fauna, but until now it has lacked a comprehensive systematic reference to the identification, distribution, and taxonomy of its mammals. The first such book of its kind and the inaugural volume in a three-part series, Mammals of South America both summarizes existing information and encourages further research of the mammals indigenous to the region. Containing identification keys and brief descriptions of each order, family, and genus, the first volume of Mammals of South America covers marsupials, shrews, armadillos, sloths, anteaters, and bats. Species accounts include taxonomic descriptions, synonymies, keys to identification, distributions with maps and a gazetteer of marginal localities, lists of recognized subspecies, brief summaries of natural history information, and discussions of issues related to taxonomic interpretations.Highly anticipated and much needed, this book will be a landmark contribution to mammalogy, zoology, tropical biology, and conservation biology.
Download or read book The Biology of Small Mammals written by Joseph F. Merritt and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2010-03-09 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animals of this size face different physiological and ecological challenges than larger mammals.
Download or read book The Quintessential Naturalist written by Douglas A. Kelt and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-07-31 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oliver P. Pearson’s studies on mammalian biology remain standard reading for ecologists, physiologists, taxonomists, and biogeographers. Reflecting this, the papers gathered here continue to expand our understanding of the ecology and evolution of subterranean mammals, and of ecology, taxonomy, and biogeography of Neotropical mammals, a group that was central to the latter half of Pearson’s career.
