Predator–Prey Interactions: Co-evolution between Bats and Their Prey

• Main Authors: Jacobs, David Steve (Author), Bastian, Anna (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Animal Sciences,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Animal ecology.; Evolutionary biology.; Animal physiology.; Life Sciences.; Animal Physiology.; Evolutionary Biology.; Animal Ecology.

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 pas...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: An introduction to evolution and co-evolution
• Chapter 2: Bat echolocation: Adaptations for prey detection and capture
• Chapter 3: Non-auditory defenses of prey against bat predation
• Chapter 4: Passive and active acoustic defenses of prey against bat predation
• Chapter 5: Eavesdropping on mating calls: Have bats and frogs co-evolved?
• Chapter 6: Aerial warfare: Have bats and moths co-evolved?
• Chapter 7: Co-evolution: What is there left to learn?. .