Bat Ecology edited by Thomas H. Kunz and M. Brock Fenton, University of Chicago Press, £38.50/$55, ISBN 0226462064
BATS are the most diverse of all mammalian orders, comprising over 1000 of the recognised total of 9000-plus species. Here in the 15 chapters of Bat Ecology, Thomas Kunz and Brock Fenton present the distilled wisdom of some of the world’s greatest bat experts. Covering far more than the title promises, there are chapters on sensory ecology, migration and physiology, along with rabies, and the challenge of educating people so bats get the appreciation they deserve.
Humour lightens the technical style, as…
