Synopses & Reviews
"This book is timely, and it provides a well-researched, compact entry to this literature." --Animal Behaviour
Communication in the Chiroptera reviews the available information about communication in chiroptera including brilliant suggestions on the relationship of bat communication to the general subject of communication.
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
I. Introduction
Evolution and Classification
Flight
Anatomy
Echolocation
Diet and Feeding Behavior
Animal Protein
Plant Products
Roosts
Reproduction
Energy and Activity
II. Media for Communication
Vision
Olfactory System
Receiver-Olfactory Epithelium
Receiver-Vomeronasal Organ
Source of Olfactory Signals
Auditory System
Sound Production
III. Bat Communication
Echolocation Signals in Communication
Feeding
Roosts
Mating Behavior
Mother-Young Interactions
Vocalizations
IV. Case Studies
Myotis lucifugus
Hypsignathus monstrosus
Pteropus poliocephalus
Carollia perspicillata
V. Communication in the Chiroptera
References
Index