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基本説明
Chapters detail the most commonly used field and laboratory techniques and also provide information on many new methods and techniques needed to advance the study of bats. 1st ed.: 1988.
Full Description
First published in 1988, Ecological and Behavioral Methods for the Study of Bats is widely acknowledged as the primary reference for both amateur and professional bat researchers. Bats are the second most diverse group of mammals on the earth. They live on every continent except Antarctica, ranging from deserts to tropical forests to mountains, and their activities have a profound effect on the ecosystems in which they live. Despite their ubiquity and importance, bats are challenging to study. This volume provides researchers, conservationists, and consultants with the ecological background and specific information essential for studying bats in the wild and in captivity. Chapters detail many of the newest and most commonly used field and laboratory techniques needed to advance the study of bats, describe how these methods are applied to the study of the ecology and behavior of bats, and offer advice on how to interpret the results of research.
The book includes forty-three chapters, fourteen of which are new to the second edition, with information on molecular ecology and evolution, bioacoustics, chemical communication, flight dynamics, population models, and methods for assessing postnatal growth and development. Fully illustrated and featuring contributions from the world's leading experts in bat biology, this reference contains everything bat researchers and natural resource managers need to know for the study and conservation of this wide-ranging, ecologically vital, and diverse taxon.
Contents
Preface
List of Contributors
Part I: Monitoring and Tracking
Chapter 1. Methods of Capturing and Handling Bats
Chapter 2. Methods and Devices for Marking Bats
Chapter 3. Radiotelemetry: Techniques and Analysis
Chapter 4. Techniques for Photographing Bats
Chapter 5. Detecting, Recording, and Analyzing the Vocalizations of Bats
Chapter 6. Survey and Monitoring of Bats
Part II: Populations and Assemblages
Chapter 7. Methods for Assessing Colony Size, Population Size, and Relative Abundance of Bats
Chapter 8. Population Dynamics and Survivorship in Bats
Chapter 9. Application of Dynamic Population Models to Bats
Chapter 10. Analysis of Species Diversity of Bat Assemblages
Chapter 11. Spatial Methods for the Macroecological Study of Bats
Part III: Reproduction and Development
Chapter 12. Reproductive Assessment of Bats
Chapter 13. Methods for Assessing Prenatal Growth and Development in Bats
Chapter 14. Methods for Assessing Size at Birth and Postnatal Growth and Development in Bats
Chapter 15. Methods for Age Estimation and the Study of Senescence in Bats
Part IV: Behavior of Bats in Captivity and in the Field
Chapter 16. Maintaining Bats for Captive Studies
Chapter 17. Behavioral Studies of Bats in Captivity: Methodology, Training, and Experimental Design
Chapter 18. Field- based Observations and Experimental Studies of Bat Behavior
Part V: Functional Morphology, Activity, and Movement
Chapter 19. Analysis of Bat Morphology
Chapter 20. Biomechanical Approaches and Ecological Research for the Study of Bats
Chapter 21. Flight Dynamics of Bats
Chapter 22. Analyzing Bat Migration
Part VI: Substance Analysis
Chapter 23. Study and Analysis of Odor Involved in the Behavioral Ecology of Bats
Chapter 24. Environmental Contaminants and Bats: Investigating Exposure and Effects
Chapter 25. Methods of Measuring Milk Composition and Yield in Small Mammals
Chapter 26. Hormone Analysis in Bats
Part VII: Diet and Nutrition
Chapter 27. Food Habits Analysis of Insectivorous Bats
Chapter 28. Dietary Analysis of Plant- visiting Bats
Chapter 29. Nutritional Ecology and Analysis of the Diets of Plant- visiting Bats
Part VIII: Thermoregulation, Energetics, and Water Balance
Chapter 30. Energetic Analysis of Bats
Chapter 31. Techniques for Studying Thermoregulation and Thermal Biology in Bats
Chapter 32. Methods for Investigating Water Balance in Bats
Chapter 33. Body Composition Analysis of Bats
Part IX: Genetics and Evolution
Chapter 34. Parentage and Kinship Analysis in Bats
Chapter 35. Phylogenetic Tools for Examining Character and Clade Evolution in Bats
Chapter 36. Phylogeographic Analysis of Bats
Chapter 37. Karyotyping and Studying Chromosomes of Bats
Part X: Parasites and Disease
Chapter 38. Methods for Assessing Diseases in Bats
Chapter 39. Methods for the Study of Bat Endoparasites
Chapter 40. Collecting and Preserving Bat Ectoparasites for Ecological Study
Chapter 41. Public Health Concerns and Bat Researchers
Part XI: Conservation
Chapter 42. Collection, Preparation, and Fixation of Bat Specimens and Tissues
Chapter 43. Methods to Promote Bat Conservation, Outreach, and Education through Science- and Research- based Activities
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