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Chiroptera

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  • Comprehensive overviews of each European bat species’ biology
  • Each species account includes a distribution map, a photograph and key literature
  • For academics, students, & professionals in mammal research, conservation, & management

Part of the book series: Handbook of the Mammals of Europe (HDBME)

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Table of contents (40 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Barbastelle Bat Barbastella barbastellus (Schreber, 1774)

    • Danilo Russo, Valeria B. Salinas-Ramos, Leonardo Ancillotto
    Pages 1-21
  3. Anatolian Serotine Eptesicus anatolicus Felten, 1971

    • Carmi Korine, Raşit Bilgin, Ahmet Karataş, Javier Juste
    Pages 23-29
  4. Northern Bat Eptesicus nilssonii (Keyserling and Blasius, 1839)

    • Kati M. Suominen, Miika Kotila, Anna S. Blomberg, Henry Pihlström, Viktor Ilyukha, Thomas M. Lilley
    Pages 41-67
  5. Meridional Serotine Eptesicus isabellinus (Temminck, 1840)

    • Adriano Martinoli, Martina Spada
    Pages 69-76
  6. Serotine Eptesicus serotinus (Schreber, 1774)

    • Adriano Martinoli, Maria Vittoria Mazzamuto, Martina Spada
    Pages 77-93
  7. Savi’s Pipistrelle Hypsugo savii (Bonaparte, 1837)

    • Marina Kipson, Suren Gazaryan, Ivan Horáček
    Pages 95-112
  8. Bechstein’s Bat Myotis bechsteinii (Kuhl, 1817)

    • Gerald Kerth, Jaap van Schaik
    Pages 113-134
  9. Long-Fingered Bat Myotis capaccinii (Bonaparte, 1837)

    • Joxerra Aihartza, Ostaizka Aizpurua
    Pages 161-192
  10. Pond Bat Myotis dasycneme (Boie, 1825)

    • Anne-Jifke Haarsma
    Pages 193-224
  11. Daubenton’s Bat Myotis daubentonii (Kuhl, 1817)

    • Jorge A. Encarnação, Nina I. Becker
    Pages 225-255
  12. Geoffroy’s Bat Myotis emarginatus (E. Geoffroy, 1806)

    • Markus Dietz, Jacques B. Pir
    Pages 257-285
  13. Greater Mouse-Eared Bat Myotis myotis (Borkhausen, 1797)

    • Andreas Zahn, Ana Rainho, Andreas Kiefer
    Pages 287-320
  14. Myotis nattereri Species Complex (M. nattereri, M. crypticus, and M. escalerai)

    • Orly Razgour, Carlos Ibáñez, Sébastien J. Puechmaille, Javier Juste
    Pages 355-395
  15. Azorean Bat Nyctalus azoreum (Thomas, 1901)

    • Dina K. N. Dechmann, Ireneusz Ruczynski
    Pages 417-421
  16. Leisler’s Noctule Nyctalus leisleri (Kuhl, 1817)

    • Emma S. M. Boston, Dina K. N. Dechmann, Ireneusz Ruczynski
    Pages 423-437

About this book

Preliminary
​This volume provides comprehensive overviews of each European bat species’ biology including palaeontology, physiology, genetics, reproduction and development, ecology, habitat, diet, mortality and age determination. Their economic significance and management, as well as future challenges for research and conservation are also addressed. Each chapter includes a distribution map, a photograph of the animal and key literature. This authoritative volume of the Handbook of the Mammals of Europe is a timely and detailed compilation of all European bats and will appeal to academics, students and professionals in mammal research.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Evolution (AnEcoEvo), Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Portici, Italy

    Danilo Russo

About the editor

​Preliminary

Danilo Russo is an animal ecologist mainly working on vertebrates (especially bats and more recently rodents) but also on a flagship long-horned beetle, the Rosalia longicorn (Rosalia alpina). His research interests cover a range of topics, including habitat selection, resource partitioning, sensory ecology, social behaviour, evolutionary biology, biogeography and conservation biology. He is currently leading Wildlife Research Unit at University of Naples Federico II.


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eBook USD 449.99
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Hardcover Book USD 449.99
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