A. Adams / C. Pedersen (eds.)

Ontogeny, Functional Ecology, and Evolution of Bats

Herausgeber: Adams, Rick A.; Pedersen, Scott C.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the importance of understanding developmental processes in analyses of bat ecology and evolution.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 812g
• ISBN-13: 9780521626323
• ISBN-10: 0521626323
• Artikelnr.: 26941051

Inhaltsangabe

1. Integrating ontogeny into ecological and evolutionary investigations R.
A. Adams and S. C. Pedesen; 2. Bat phylogeny: an evolutionary context for
comparative studies N. B. Simmons; 3. Early embryology, fetal membranes and
placentation K. B. Karim and K. P. Bhatnagar; 4. Brain ontogeny and
ecomorphology in bats R. L. Reep and K. P. Bhatnagar; 5. Evolutionary
plasticity and ontogeny of the bat cochlea M. Vater; 6. Skull growth and
the acoustic axis of the head in bats S. C. Pedersen; 7. Ontogeny of the
chiropteran basicranium, with reference to the Indian false vampire bat
Megaderma lyra J. R. Wible and D. L. Davis; 8. A theoretical consideration
of dental morphology, ontogeny and evolution in bats C. J. Phillips; 9.
Wing ontogeny, shifting niche dimensions, and adaptive landscapes R. A.
Adams; 10. Ontogeny and evolution of the hindlimb and calcar: assessing
phylogenetic trends R. A. Adams and K. M. Thibault; 11. A comparative
perspective on the ontogeny of flight muscles in bats J. W. Hermanson; 12.
Ontogeny, evolution and phylogeny of social behavior G. Jones.