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Walker's Bats of the World Paperback – December 1, 1994

by Ronald M. Nowak (Author), Thomas H. Kunz (Introduction), Elizabeth D. Pierson (Introduction)

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From the African long-tongued fruit bat to the wrinkle-faced bat of Mexico and Central America, Walker's Bats of the World is an astonishingly complete guide to this fascinating, beneficial, and varied order of mammals. It includes scientific and common names, as well as the number and distribution of species, measurements and physical traits, habitat, daily and seasonal activity, population dynamics, home range, social life, reproduction, and longevity. Textual summaries present accurate, well-documented descriptions of the physical characteristics and living habits of bats in every part of the world. Endangered species and those having singular economic importance are given particular attention.

Through five highly praised editions Walker's Mammals of the World has remained the most comprehensive―the preeminent―reference work on mammals. Now for the first time a single large segment of that encyclopedic work―the section on Chiroptera, or bats―is available in paperback as a separate volume. Lavishly illustrated with pictures by noted wildlife photographers, the book includes photographs of many rarely seen bats. As in the complete Walker's Mammals, most photographic illustrations depictlive animals rather than skins or skeletons.

Since publication of the first edition in 1964, Walker's Mammals of the World has become a favorite guide to the natural world for general readers and an invaluable reference for professionals. Now Walker's Bats makes a significant portion of that work accessible to a new audience

Print length

288 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date

December 1, 1994
Reading age

18 years and up
Dimensions

7 x 1 x 10 inches
ISBN-10

0801849861
ISBN-13

978-0801849862
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Amazing black-and-white photos of these truly otherworldy flying mammals in this definitive encyclopedia for lay and scholarly readers alike.

(San Francisco Sunday Examiner and Chronicle)

This monumental book will be the essential methodological source in bat research for years to come.

(Norberto P. Giannini Journal of Mammalian Evolution)

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These well-written, deep-digging summaries are among the best available anywhere.

(Natural History)

A reference bargain for any library where young readers and old enjoy animals.

(Scientific America)

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Johns Hopkins University Press; 1st edition (December 1, 1994)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0801849861
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0801849862
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.57 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 1 x 10 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #3,278,590 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #13,594 in Biology (Books)
- #20,483 in Fauna
- #21,590 in Biology of Animals

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J. Cheney

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Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2009

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This is an excellent resource if you want to learn a about bat biodiversity. I recently started studying bats and so whenever I hear an unfamiliar name, I check (and usually find it in) this book. Some of the phylogeny stuff is out-of-date, but that's going to be the case for any book that's more than a few years old.

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The Bruin

Bats welcome in my belfry?

Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2009

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A rather technical book, but loaded with detailed information. Just what I was looking for with my start-out interest in bats.

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Samantha

Excellent Resource for Scientist

Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2010

This book is an excellent and comprehensive resource for a professional or student that wants scientific details on bats of the world. The print is small and the writing is biological, so it is not a pleasure reading book for most people. It is well done for a resource book.

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