Communication In The Chiroptera Book

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