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Description: |
xiii, 289 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-244). |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Physiography and Zoogeography of the Rocky Mountain Region -- 3. Evolutionary Origins and Adaptations of Rocky Mountain Bats -- 4. Bats in Rocky Mountain Ecosystems -- 5. Rocky Mountain Bat Conservation Strategies -- 6. Accounts of Species -- App. 1. Bat Conservation Programs -- App. 2. Agency Reports by State. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Review: "Bats of the Rocky Mountain West begins with a general discussion of bat biology and evolution as well as regional physiography and zoogeography. In addition, Adams describes - based on the results of extensive research - the behavior and ecology of the 31 species of bats found in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. |
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Naturalists and biologists alike will benefit from the detailed species descriptions, color photographs and illustrations, distribution maps, and echolocation sonograms. Bats of the Rocky Mountain West is a unique and valuable reference for professional bat biologists, naturalists, and wildlife enthusiasts interested in the conservation and ecology of bats in the region."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip044/2003010942.html |