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Bats also represent a hugely important, numerous and varied group, accounting for 20% of all mammal species worldwide. Covering their biodiversity, ecology and natural history, \u003cem\u003eA Miscellany of Bat\u003c\/em\u003es offers a hoard of insights into the lives of these creatures.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFor over a quarter of a century Brock Fenton and the late Jens Rydell collaborated on projects involving bats. Here they bring together a collection of stories and anecdotes about bat research, brought to life by stunning photographs of these animals in action. Key topics include flight and echolocation, diet and roosting habits, and the complex social lives of bats. Jens and Brock also address issues of conservation and the interactions between bats and people, ranging from matters of disease to bats’ role as symbols, and our fixation with vampire bats. They explore how echolocation and flight shape batkind, from their appearance to where they go and why. Overall, this book is an entertaining and personal vision of bats’ central place in the universe. More than 150 species are covered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Miscellany of Bats\u003c\/em\u003e is a well-written and interesting—and often absorbing—book, in which the authors convey their enthusiasm for studying this unique group of animals...Difficult concepts are simplified and the very readable text is largely accessible to general readers who might be interested in bats but have no particular background in either biology or natural history.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Danny A. Brass, NSS News\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFascinating and wonderful...I can't find any fault with this book. And would recommend it to anyone, with just about any level of existing knowledge of bats.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Al Milano, Bat Detecting blog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e...a thoroughly readable book of batty facts, and batty mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Tony Atkinson, Mammal News\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you have an interest in bats (and what naturalist does not?), this book is a good read and a very accessible way into bat research... The book is written by renowned experts and with world class photography and is a valuable addition to a natural history book collection.\u003c\/p\u003e -- David Skydmore, British Naturalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not just that \u003cem\u003eA Miscellany of Bats\u003c\/em\u003e provides facts and figures, it is that there is so much more to know about bats than most of us realize, and both Brock Fenton and the late Jens Rydell convey that knowledge to the lay audience, the text filtering the multifaceted and often highly technical aspects of bat study through the lens of accessibility to the non-scientist.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Animal Alliance of Canada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree things set \u003cem\u003eA Miscellany of Bats\u003c\/em\u003e apart. For one, the authors are outstanding photographers. The images in this book are second to none. Second, there is a lovely exploration of the roles bats play in human cultures, and much of what is covered here is not in those other volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Daniel Riskin, University of Toronto, Mississauga * Quarterly Review of Biology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1. Introducing bats \u003cbr\u003e Wings and size \u003cbr\u003e Blind as a bat \u003cbr\u003e Catching and identifying bats \u003cbr\u003e Marking and tagging \u003cbr\u003e Brock’s initiation \u003cbr\u003e Jens’ start \u003cbr\u003e Box: What on Earth?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2. Bat wings and flight \u003cbr\u003e Wing anatomy \u003cbr\u003e White wings \u003cbr\u003e How fast do bats fly? \u003cbr\u003e Drinking \u003cbr\u003e Flying antics \u003cbr\u003e Box: Colour in bats\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3. Seeing with sound \u003cbr\u003e The perils of generalization \u003cbr\u003e Basic echolocation \u003cbr\u003e Why echolocate? \u003cbr\u003e Echolocation and the faces of bats \u003cbr\u003e Box: Beam control and bite power\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4. Echolocation: a window onto bat behaviour \u003cbr\u003e Biologists as eavesdroppers on bats \u003cbr\u003e Insect prey \u003cbr\u003e Bat communication \u003cbr\u003e Air traffic control \u003cbr\u003e Box: Echolocation and foraging\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5. What bats eat, part 1 \u003cbr\u003e Learning how much a bat consumes \u003cbr\u003e Some bats eat birds \u003cbr\u003e Versatility \u003cbr\u003e What insects do bats eat? \u003cbr\u003e Specialized hunting \u003cbr\u003e Trawling \u003cbr\u003e Box: Diets of bats\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6. What bats eat, part 2 \u003cbr\u003e Fruit-eating species \u003cbr\u003e Bats and flowers \u003cbr\u003e Box: The curious case of bananas\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7. Vampire bats\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8. Where bats occur and where they roost \u003cbr\u003e Temperature \u003cbr\u003e Bat roosts \u003cbr\u003e Box: Patterning in bats \u003cbr\u003e Lingering challenges \u003cbr\u003e Bats up north \u003cbr\u003e Box: Bat boxes\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9. Social lives of bats \u003cbr\u003e Reproduction \u003cbr\u003e What is a colony of bats? \u003cbr\u003e Food availability and social patterns \u003cbr\u003e Box: Observational learning\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e10. How bats use space \u003cbr\u003e Box: Bats get around\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e11. Threats to bats \u003cbr\u003e Predators \u003cbr\u003e Mishaps \u003cbr\u003e Parasites \u003cbr\u003e Wind turbines \u003cbr\u003e Light pollution \u003cbr\u003e A world without bats? \u003cbr\u003e Global change \u003cbr\u003e Box: Keeping bats away\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e12. 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