Chiroptera
This work presents a report on the systematics and distribution of bats. It contains a brief introduction to the order Chiroptera, followed by detailed descriptions of its taxonomic divisions down to the species/subspecies level. Illustrated with drawings and numerous photographs, and accompanied by a comprehensive index, it is a valuable reference work for bat systematists.
The present volume continues Koopman's book on the systematics of the Chiroptera from 1994 with three further contributions, namely on the Biology of Flight, the Sensory Organs, and on Chronobiology. Written by internationally wellknown authors these contributions present information on their topics in unique breadth and depth, all of them furnished with an extensive bibliography. The language is either English or German; contributions in the German language having an English summary.
This third Part (62) of Volume VIII (Mammalia) of the Handbook of Zoology completes the series on bats. In this volume Erwin Kulzer presents the biology of bats, drawing on the profound knowledge from a lifetime of study. The contents reach from egg maturation to birth, from nutrition and its acquisition to social behavior and communicative relationships. In each chapter numerous figures and tables supplement the text. An extensive reference list of more than 1300 titles makes the book an indispensable reference work.
