Stokes Beginner's Guide to Bats

by Stokes, Lillian Q.; Stokes, Donald; Williams, Kim; Mies, Rob

• ISBN13: 9780316816588
• ISBN10: 0316816582
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-29
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

Summary

The Stokes Beginners Guides, intended for beginning nature lovers of all ages, offer a wealth of identification and behavior information in a portable pocket-sized format. Illustrated throughout with full-color photographs and range maps, each Beginners Guide is organized according to the Stokes easy-to-use and popular color-tab system. Acclaimed bird and nature authorities, Donald and Lillian Stokes have written more than 22 books. They divide their time between Carlisle, Massachusetts, and Sanibel, Florida.

Author Biography

Donald and Lilian Stokes are widely recognized as America's foremost authorities on birds and nature. They are the hosts of the PBS series BirdWatch with Don and Lilian Stokes. Their books include the bestselling Stokes Field Guide to Birds (Eastern and Western editions). 

Kim Williams and Rob Mies are leading authorities in bat conservation throughout North America and founded the Organization for Bat Conservation. They have collectively authored more than 17 publications on bats. 

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 6
An Introduction to Bats	p. 7
How to Use This Guide	p. 11
Bats and Humans	p. 15
Echolocation and Bat Detectors	p. 19
Attracting Bats to Your Backyard	p. 21
Bat Houses	p. 23
Bat Conservation	p. 28
Where to See Bats	p. 32
Where to Learn More About Bats	p. 36
Acknowledgments	p. 37
Identification Pages
Mormoops	p. 42
Macrotus	p. 44
Choeronycteris	p. 46
Leptonycteris	p. 48
Artibeus	p. 52
Antrozous	p. 54
Eptesicus	p. 56
Euderma	p. 58
Idionycteris	p. 60
Lasionycteris	p. 62
Lasiurus	p. 64
Myotis	p. 78
Nycticeius	p. 108
Pipistrellus	p. 110
Corynorhinus	p. 114
Eumops	p. 118
Molossus	p. 124
Nyctinomops	p. 126
Tadarida	p. 130
State Lists	p. 133
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