An edition of Bats of southern and central Africa
(2010)
Bats of southern and central Africa
a biogeographic and taxonomic synthesis
by Ara Monadjem
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"[The book] includes chapters on the evolution, biogeography, ecology and echolocation of bats, and provides accounts for ... 116 bat species ... The species accounts provide descriptions, measurements, and diagnostic characters, as well as detailed information on the distribution, habitat, roosting habits, foraging ecology, and reproduction of each species."--Back cover. Geographic area covered in the book: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe and the southern half of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Bats, Mammals, africa| Edition | Availability |
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Bats of Southern and Central Africa: A Biogeographic and Taxonomic Synthesis, Second Edition
2020, Wits University Press
in English
1776145828 9781776145829
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Bats of southern and central Africa: a biogeographic and taxonomic synthesis
2010, Wits University Press
in English
1868145085 9781868145089
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Introduction. Geographical scope ; Classification and taxonomy ; Conservation status
Museum collections and pioneering researchers. Researcher gallery ; The value of specimens ; Chiroptera collections
Bat biology. Migration ; Torpor and hibernation ; Reproduction ; Predation ; Foraging ecology ; Roosting habits
Biogeography. Geology ; Geomorphology ; Climates past and present ; Vegetation
Echolocation. Echolocation systems ; Types of bat echolocation pulses ; Ecology of bat echolocation and flight ; Recording echolocation calls ; Spectrum analysis ; Bat detectors ; Spectrograms and echolocation
Species accounts. Suborder Pteropodiformes ; Suborder Vespertilioniformes
List of specimens.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 576-585) and index.
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