Table of Contents
Section 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: Overview of the Book Theodore H. Fleming, Liliana M. Davalos, and Marco A. R. Mello Chapter 2: Setting the Stage –Climate, Geology, and Biota Theodore H. Fleming Section 2: Phylogeny and Evolution
Chapter 3: Phylogeny, Fossils, and Biogeography: the Evolutionary History of Superfamily Noctilionoidea (Chiroptera: Yangochiroptera) Norberto P. Giannini and Paúl M. Velazco Chapter 4: Diversity and Discovery: a Golden Age Andrea L. Cirranello and Nancy B. Simmons Chapter 5: Fragments and Gaps: the Fossil Record Nancy B. Simmons, Gary F. Gunnell, and Nicolas J. Czaplewski Chapter 6: Phylogenetics and Historical Biogeography Liliana M. Davalos, Paúl M.Velazco, and Danny Rojas Chapter 7: Adapt or Live: Adaptations, Convergent Evolution, and Plesiomorphy Liliana M. Davalos, Andrea L. Cirranello, Elizabeth. R. Dumont, and Stephen J. Rossiter Chapter 8: The Evolution of Body Size in Noctilionoid Bats Norberto P. Giannini, Lucila I. Amador, and R. Leticia Moyers Arévalo Section 3: Contemporary Biology
Chapter 9: Structure and Function of Bat Wings: a View from the Phyllostomidae Sharon M. Swartz and Justime J. Allen Chapter 10: The Relationship Between Physiology and Diet Ariovaldo P. Cruz Neto and L. Gerardo Herrera M. Chapter 11: Sensory and Cognitive Ecology Jeneni Thiagavel, Signe Brinkløv, Inga Geipel, and John M. Ratcliffe Chapter 12: Reproduction and Life Histories Robert M. R. Barclay and Theodore H. Fleming Chapter 13: Patterns of Sexual Dimorphism and Mating Systems Danielle M. Adams, Christopher Nicolay, and Gerald S. Wilkinson |
Section 4: Trophic Ecology
Chapter 14: The Omnivore’s Dilemma: the Paradox of the Generalist Predator Claire T. Hemingway, M. May Dixon, and Rachel A. Page Chapter 15: Vampire Bats John W. Hermanson and Gerald G. Carter Chapter 16: The Ecology and Evolution of Nectar-feeders Nathan Muchhala and Marco Tschapka Chapter 17: The Frugivores: Evolution, Functional Traits, and Their Role in Seed Dispersal Romeo A. Saldaña-Vázquez and Theodore H. Fleming Section 5: Population and Community Ecology
Chapter 18: Roosting Ecology: the Importane of Detailed Description Armando Rodríquez-Durán Chapter 19: Population Biology Theodore H. Fleming and Angela Martino Chapter 20: Community Ecology Richard D. Stevens and Sergio Estrada-Villegas Chapter 21: Network Science as a Framework for Bat Studies Marco A. R. Mello and Reynata L. Muylaert Chapter 22: Contemporary Biogeography Richard Stevens, Marcelo M. Weber, and Fabricio Villalobos Section 6: Conservation
Chapter 23: Challenges and Opportunities for the Conservation of Brazilian Phyllostomids Enrico Bernard and Mariana Delgado-Jaramillo Chapter 24: Threats, Status, and Conservation Perspectives for Leaf-nosed Bats Jafet M. Nassar, Luis F. Aguirre, Bernal Rodríguez-Herrera, and Rodrigo A. Medellin |
