Bat Ecology Edited by Thomas H. Kunz and M. Brock Fenton

In recent years researchers have discovered that bats play key roles in many ecosystems as insect predators, seed dispersers, and pollinators. Bats also display astonishing ecological and evolutionary diversity and serve as important models for studies of a wide variety of topics, including roosting and feeding ecology, biogeography, and emerging diseases. In Bat Ecology, world-renowned bat scholars present an up-to-date, comprehensive and authoritative review of this ongoing research. The first part of the book covers the life history and behavioral ecology of bats, from migration to sexual selection and sperm competition. The next section focuses on functional ecology, including ecomorphology, feeding ecology, and ecophysiology. In the third section, contributors explore macroecological issues including the evolution of ecological diversity, range size, and the emergence of infectious diseases (including rabies). A final chapter discusses conservation challenges facing these fascinating flying mammals. Bat Ecology is the most comprehensive state-of-the-field collection for scientists and researchers. Thomas H. Kunz is professor of biology and director of the Center of Ecology and Conservation Biology at Boston University. He is coeditor, most recently, of Bat Biology and Conservation. M. Brock Fenton is professor of biology at York University. He is the author of, among other books, The Bat: Wings in the Night Sky, and Bats, revised edition.