Flying Mammals

Quick ID Guide to the Bats of Africa

Chris Stuart, Mathilde Stuart (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

40 Seiten

2021
Struik Nature (Verlag)
978-1-77584-728-1 (ISBN)

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Following the success of earlier ‘Quick Guide’ books, this slim little volume tackles one of the few groups of mammals that can fly. Divided into large fruit bats and smaller insect-eating bats, this ultimate quick identification guide covers Africa’s 12 bat families. An informative introduction touches on evolution, flight, echolocation and reproduction, demystifying an animal that is all too often misunderstood. The text describes the facial characteristics and wing shapes common to each family and points out features that can help to distinguish between them. But it is the photographs and annotated line drawings that are most useful for identification. They include bats in flight and roosting sites, and close-ups of facial structures and wings that highlight key diagnostic attributes. An added extra is a photographic section showing the skulls of a variety bats.

Chris & Mathilde Stuart have published a range of authoritative, best-selling field guides, mobile apps, and other titles on African mammals, wildlife and conservation, as well as numerous scientific papers and popular articles. Mathilde holds a doctorate in medicine from the University of Innsbruck; Chris holds an MSc from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. They can be found online at: www.stuartonnature.com

Erscheinungsdatum	21.01.2021
Reihe/Serie	Quick ID guides
Zusatzinfo	183 photographs and illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	105 x 180 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
ISBN-10	1-77584-728-4 / 1775847284
ISBN-13	978-1-77584-728-1 / 9781775847281
Zustand	Neuware