Bats of the United States and Canada
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Bats of the United States and Canada

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eBook - ePub

Bats of the United States and Canada

About this book

Honorable Mention, Popular Science, 2012 PROSE Awards, Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers

The only mammals capable of true flight, bats are among the world's most fascinating creatures. This accessible guide to the forty-seven species of bats found in the United States and Canada captures and explains the amazing diversity of these marvels of evolution.

A wide variety of bat species live in the United States and Canada, ranging from the California leaf-nosed bat to the Florida bonneted bat, from the eastern small-footed bat to the northern long-eared bat. The authors provide an overview of bat classification, biology, feeding behavior, habitats, migration, and reproduction. They discuss the ever-increasing danger bats face from destruction of habitat, wind turbines, chemical toxicants, and devastating diseases like white-nose syndrome, which is killing millions of cave bats in North America. Illustrated species accounts include range maps and useful identification tips.

Written by three of the world's leading bat experts and featuring J. Scott Altenbach's stunning photographs, this fact-filled and easy-to-use book is the most comprehensive and up-to-date account of bats in the U.S. and Canada.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. Classification
  9. Biology
  10. Echolocation
  11. Benefits of Insectivorous Bats
  12. Foraging
  13. Feeding Behavior
  14. Noninsectivorous Bats
  15. Vampire Bats
  16. Guano
  17. Summer Habitat
  18. Summerā€“Autumn Swarming
  19. Winter Habitat and Hibernation
  20. Migration
  21. Homing Ability
  22. Reproduction and Longevity
  23. Bats as Food
  24. Bat ā€œBombsā€
  25. Mines and Bridges
  26. Controlling ā€œNuisanceā€ Bats
  27. Attracting Bats
  28. Threats to Bats
  29. Rabies
  30. Histoplasmosis
  31. Bats and Wind Power
  32. White-nose Syndrome
  33. Conservation
  34. Status of Bats in the United States and Canada
  35. Endangered Species and Subspecies
  36. Research Techniques
  37. Inventories
  38. Thermal Imaging
  39. Nets and Traps
  40. Bat Banding
  41. Radiotelemetry
  42. Acoustic Identification
  43. Additional Techniques
  44. Species Accounts
  45. Species of Accidental Occurrence
  46. Summary
  47. Appendix: Bats of the United States and Canada (Including Protection Status)
  48. Index