Among other topics, the contributors to this volume examine how the earth. The preface claims the book will bring new and fresh perspectives, provide new and unpublished data, and novel approaches to old questions. This volume consist of 25 chapters and 57 authors from around the globe all writing on the most recent finding on the evolution, ecology and conservation of bats. Pdf conservation threats to bats in the tropical pacific. Fleming is professor emeritus of biology at the university of miami in coral gables, florida. Evolution, ecology, and conservation, fleming, racey. Racey the university of chicago press chicago and london theodore h.
Island bats island bats evolution, ecology, and conservation edited by theodore h. Pdf response of bat diversity to forest disturbance in. By combining data on fossil and extant caribbean bats, the authors confirm predictions that island biodiversity across this archipelago should reach an equilibrium value through time, but that. The challenge now is to describe the natural history and ecology of newly described malagasy bat species so that conservation as sessments and. Island bats island bats evolution, ecology, and conservationedited bytheodore h. Evolution, ecology, and conservation, edited by theodore h. Archaeology, historical ecology and anthropogenic island ecosystems volume 44 issue 3 todd j. The british crown colony of montserrat is a small 100 km2 island located in the northern lesser antilles 1645. These island bats represent an evolutionarily distinctive and ecologically significant part of the earths biological diversity. Recent extinctions disturb path to equilibrium diversity. Island bats is the first book to focus solely on the evolution, ecology, and conservation of bats living in the worlds island ecosystems. Conservation threats to bats in the tropical pacific islands and insular southeast asia. Among other topics, the contributors to this volume examine how the earths history has affected the evolution of island bats, investigate how bat populations are affected by volcanic eruptions and. Pdf bat evolution, ecology, and conservation researchgate.
Recent advances in the study of bats have changed the way we understand this illusive group of mammals. Bat evolution, ecology, and conservation journal of. Bat evolution, ecology, and conservation springerlink. The distribution of bats on islands of the caribbean, as defined by baker and. Archaeology, historical ecology and anthropogenic island.
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