Sociality in Bats

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 communicat...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Ortega, Jorge (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Introduction
  • The social organization and behavior of the brown long-eared bat Plecotus auritus
  • Sex-biased dispersal and social systems of Neotropical Emballonurids
  • Should I stay or should I go? Fission-fusion dynamics in bats
  • Sociality, parasite, and pathogens in bats
  • The complex songs of two Molossid species
  • Acoustic communication and group cohesion in Spix´s disc-winged bats
  • Sexually selected vocalizations of Neotropical bats
  • Daily and seasonal patterns of singing by the Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
  • Social learning and information transfer in bats: conspecific influence regarding roosts, calls, and food
  • Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) day roost characteristics in the southeastern Ontario Lake plain of New York State
  • Effects of range, habitat and roosting ecology in patterns of group association in bats
  • Response of bat social groups to roost loss: More questions than answers
  • The influence of sex and reproductive status on foraging behavior and seed dispersal by Uroderma convexum (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae). .