Well adapted to numerous habitats, bats comprise almost one quarter of all species of mammals. This book is a comprehensive introduction to their biology. Suitable as a textbook for undergraduates and written by one of the world's leading researchers, the book offers an accessible summary of the extensive body of research on bats. The book takes a broad physiological perspective and devotes separate chapters to specific physiological systems as well as to bat ecology and phylogeny. It features a thorough discussion of echolocation, which continues to be the subject of intense research, and...

Well adapted to numerous habitats, bats comprise almost one quarter of all species of mammals. This book is a comprehensive introduction to their biology. Suitable as a textbook for undergraduates and written by one of the world's leading researchers, the book offers an accessible summary of the extensive body of research on bats. The book takes a broad physiological perspective and devotes separate chapters to specific physiological systems as well as to bat ecology and phylogeny. It features a thorough discussion of echolocation, which continues to be the subject of intense research, and...

Das Fenster zur Welt...

... sind fur den Organismus Sehen, Horen, Riechen, Schmecken, Fuhlen. Zu jedem Gebiet gibt Professor Neuweiler markante Beispiele fur die spezielle Anpassung der Sinnes- und Neuroleistung an bestimmte Biotope und Verhaltensweisen. Er unternimmt mit dem Leser eine Wanderung durch das Tierreich von den Quallen bis zu den Primaten und verfolgt dabei die evolutive Entwicklung der Nerven- und Sinnessysteme sowie deren Funktionen. Alle Aspekte werden durch anschauliche farbige Abbildungen illustriert.

Kurz: ein Einblick in die faszinierende Welt der Neuro-...