Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. 1. An Introduction to Island Bats 1
4. Part I. Evolution of Island Bats
5. 2. New Perspectives on the Long-Term Biogeographic Dynamics and Conservation of Philippine Fruit Bats 17
6. 3. Crossing the Line: The Impact of Contemporary and Historical Sea Barriers on the Population Structure of Bats in Southern Wallacea 59
7. 4. Earth History and the Evolution of Caribbean Bats 96
8. 5. Phylogeography and Genetic Structure of Three Evolutionary Lineages of West Indian Phyllostomid Bats 116
9. Part 2. Ecology of Island Bats
10. 6. Physiological Adaptation of Bats and Birds to Island Life 153
11. 7. The Role of Pteropodid Bats in Reestablishing Tropical Forests on Krakatau 176
12. 8. Macroecology of Caribbean Bats: Effects of Area, Elevation, Latitude, and Hurricane-Induced Disturbance 216
13. 9. Bat Assemblages in the West Indies: The Role of Caves 265
14. 10. Island in the Storm: Disturbance Ecology of Plant-Visiting Bats on the Hurricane-Prone Island of Puerto Rico 281
15. 11. Bats of Montserrat: Population Fluctuation and Response to Hurricanes and Volcanoes, 1978–2005 302
16. 12. Flying Fox Consumption and Human Neurodegenerative Disease in Guam 341
17. Part 3. Conservation of Island Bats
18. 13. The Ecology and Conservation of Malagasy Bats 369
19. 14. Conservation Threats to Bats in the Tropical Pacific Islands and Insular Southeast Asia 405
20. 15. The Ecology and Conservation of New Zealand Bats 460
21. 16. Global Overview of the Conservation of Island Bats: Importance, Challenges, and Opportunities 496
22. List of Contributors 531
23. Subject Index 535
24. Species Index 539