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020 _a9781139045599 (ebook)
020 _z9780521768245 (hardback)
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040 _aUkCbUP
_cUkCbUP
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050 0 0 _aQL737.C5
_bE96 2012
082 0 0 _a599.4138
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245 0 0 _aEvolutionary History of Bats :
_bFossils, Molecules and Morphology /
_cEdited by Gregg F. Gunnell, Nancy B. Simmons.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2012.
300 _a1 online resource (582 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aCambridge Studies in Morphology and Molecules: New Paradigms in Evolutionary Bio ;
_vno. 2
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).
520 _aAdvances in morphological and molecular methods continue to uncover new information on the origin and evolution of bats. Presenting some of the most remarkable discoveries and research involving living and fossil bats, this book explores their evolutionary history from a range of perspectives. Phylogenetic studies based on both molecular and morphological data have established a framework of evolutionary relationships that provides a context for understanding many aspects of bat biology and diversification. In addition to detailed studies of the relationships and diversification of bats, the topics covered include the mechanisms and evolution of powered flight, evolution and enhancement of echolocation, feeding ecology, population genetic structure, ontogeny and growth of facial form, functional morphology and evolution of body size. The book also examines the fossil history of bats from their beginnings over 50 million years ago to their diversification into one of the most globally wide-spread orders of mammals living today.
650 0 _aBats, Fossil
700 1 _aGunnell, Gregg F.,
_eeditor of compilation.
700 1 _aSimmons, Nancy B.,
_eeditor of compilation.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521768245
830 0 _aCambridge Studies in Morphology and Molecules: New Paradigms in Evolutionary Bio ;
_vno. 2.
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139045599
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