Overview
- Brings together contributions by leading international authors
- Broadens our understanding of bat societies
- Richly illustrated throughout
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
This book provides new insights into the social behavior of bats - one of the most fascinating topics currently being pursued by researchers. After an introduction reviewing the history of research in bat behavioral ecology, it covers three major themes: bat sociality per se (Part I), bat communication (Part II), and ecological aspects (Part III). Part I offers a concise overview of the social organization and systems of bats, introducing readers to the complexity and dynamics of group structures. Part II is devoted to the innovative field of social communication, focusing on bat songs, dialects and calls. Part III discusses the influence of the environment on bat behavior, particularly with regard to roosting and foraging. This book addresses the needs of researchers working in behavioral sciences, evolution and ecology.
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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A Functional Analysis of Bat Sociality
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Information Transfer to Communicate Bat Facts
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Ecological Aspects of Roosting and Foraging Social Behavior
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Dr. Jorge Ortega Reyes
Lab. Bioconservación y Manejo
Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Ciudad de México, México
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sociality in Bats
Editors: Jorge Ortega
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-38953-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38951-6Published: 15 June 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81781-1Published: 30 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-38953-0Published: 07 June 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 301
Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour
Topics: Behavioral Sciences, Vertebrates, Animal Ecology