Bats spend over half their lives subjected to the selective pressures of their roost
environment; thus it is not surprising that the conditions and events associated with roosting …

Like dispersal and migration, short-term movement between roosts or dens is potentially
costly. If such behavior is adaptive, these costs should be balanced by benefits associated …

Open Access This book is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution
Noncommercial License, which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

A new method is described for estimating genetic relatedness from genetic markers such as
protein polymorphisms. It is based on Grafen's (1985) relatedness coefficient and is most …

This is the first comprehensive field guide to the mammals of Central America, one of the
most diverse and species-rich regions in the world. Generously illustrated with 48 full-color …

In The Black-Tailed Prairie Dog, John L. Hoogland draws on sixteen years of research at
Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, in the United States to provide this account of …

Abstract Models of the various adaptive specializations that have evolved in the human
psyche could become the building blocks of a scientific theory of culture. The first step in …

Caves and other subterranean sites such as mines are critical to the survival of hundreds of
bat species worldwide, since they often provide shelter for most of a nation's bat fauna. In the …

316 A. k. BRuNEt-RossiNNi AND G. s. wilkiNsoN techniques currently available for age
estimation of bats into those suitable for juveniles and for adults. We encourage readers …