Island Bats

by Fleming, Theodore H.; Racey, Paul A.

• ISBN13: 9780226253305
• ISBN10: 0226253309
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-03-01
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

The second largest order of mammals,Chiropteracomprises more than one thousand species of bats. Because of their mobility, bats are often the only native mammals on isolated oceanic islands, where more than half of all bat species live. These island bats represent an evolutionarily distinctive and ecologically significant part of the earth's biological diversity. Island Batsis the first book to focus solely on the evolution, ecology, and conservation of bats living in the world's island ecosystems. Among other topics, the contributors to this volume examine how the earth's history has affected the evolution of island bats, investigate how bat populations are affected by volcanic eruptions and hurricanes, and explore the threat of extinction from human disturbance. Geographically diverse, the volume includes studies of the islands of the Caribbean, the Western Indian Ocean, Micronesia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and New Zealand. With its wealth of information from long-term studies,Island Batsprovides timely and valuable information about how this fauna has evolved and how it can be conserved.

Author Biography

Theodore H. Fleming is professor emeritus of biology at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. Paul A. Racey is the Regius Professor of Natural History in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Island Bats	p. 1
Evolution of Island Bats
New Perspectives on the Long-Term Biogeographic Dynamics and Conservation of Philippine Fruit Bats	p. 17
Crossing the Line: The Impact of Contemporary and Historical Sea Barriers on the Population Structure of Bats in Southern Wallacea	p. 59
Earth History and the Evolution of Caribbean Bats	p. 96
Phylogeography and Genetic Structure of Three Evolutionary Lineages of West Indian Phyllostomid Bats	p. 116
Ecology of Island Bats
Physiological Adaptation of Bats and Birds to Island Life	p. 153
The Role of Pteropodid Bats in Reestablishing Tropical Forests on Krakatau	p. 176
Macroecology of Caribbean Bats: Effects of Area, Elevation, Latitude, and Hurricane-Induced Disturbance	p. 216
Bat Assemblages in the West Indies: The Role of Caves	p. 265
Island in the Storm: Disturbance Ecology of Plant-Visiting Bats on the Hurricane-Prone Island of Puerto Rico	p. 281
Bats of Montserrat: Population Fluctuation and Response to Hurricanes and Volcanoes, 1978-2005	p. 302
Flying Fox Consumption and Human Neurodegenerative Disease in Guam	p. 341
Conservation of Island Bats
The Ecology and Conservation of Malagasy Bats	p. 369
Conservation Threats to Bats in the Tropical Pacific Islands and Insular Southeast Asia	p. 405
The Ecology and Conservation of New Zealand Bats	p. 460
Global Overview of the Conservation of Island Bats: Importance, Challenges, and Opportunities	p. 496
List of Contributors	p. 531
Subject Index	p. 535
Species Index	p. 539
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