Bats of Puerto Rico: an island focus and a Caribbean perspective
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Texas Tech Univ. Press
2005
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| adam_text | Bats of Puerto Rico
An Island Focus and a Caribbean Perspective
Michael R Gannon
Allen Kurta
Armando Rodriguez-Duran
Michael R Willig
Illustrations by Jeffrey Martz
Texas Tech University Press
Contents
PREFACE xi
Organization xii
Acknowledgments xiv
PUERTO RICAN ECOSYSTEMS 3
Geography 3
Geological History 7
Temperature and Rainfall 8
Hurricanes 11 S
Forest Types and Life Zones 12
7fo Human Influence 19
J4H Overview of Puerto Rican Mammals 22
Island Biology 27
Community Ecology within the Caribbean Basin 30
BATS: FACTS AND MISCONCEPTIONS 33
Structure of a Bat 34
Seeing with Sound 37
Nocturnal Behavior 39
Shelter and Insulation 40
Guano, Ecology, and the Economy 42
Bats and Pre-Columbian Residents of Puerto Rico 44
Vampire Bats and the Vampire Myth 45 o
Bats and Public Health 46
Eliminating Bats from Buildings 49
FAMILY AND SPECIES ACCOUNTS 51
Noctilionidae, Bulldog or Fishing Bats 51
Noctilio leporinus, Greater Bulldog Bat 52
Mormoopidae, Mustachedor Ghost-faced Bats 59
Mormoops blainvillii, Antillean Ghost-faced Bat 61
Pteronotusparnellii, Parnell s Mustached Bat 68
Pteronotus quadridens, Sooty Mustached Bat 74
Phyllostomidae, American Leaf nosed Bats 81
Artibeusjamaicensis, Jamaican Fruit Bat 82
Brachyphylla cavernarum, Antillean Fruit Bat 89
Erophylla sezekorni, Brown Flower Bat 95
Monophyllus redmani, Greater Antillean Long-tongued Bat 102
Stenoderma rufum, Red Fig-eating Bat 108
Vespertilionidae, Plain-nosed or Vesper Bats 116
Eptesicus fuscus, Big Brown Bat 118
Lasiurus borealis, Red Bat 125
Mobssidae, Free-tailed Bats 132
Molossus molossus, Velvety Free-tailed BSt 133
Tadarida brasiliensis, Brazilian Free-tailed Bat 140
CONSERVATION OF BATS IN THE
CARIBBEAN BASIN 149
Threats to Bats 149
Why Protect Bats? 150
Recommendations 151
Resources 153
KEYS TO THE BATS OF PUERTO RICO 155
Key to Adult Bats Using External Characters 155
Key to Adult Bats Using Cranial and Dental Characters 157
APPENDICES
/ Plants Used as Food by Bats 163 •
2 Body Measurements 166
3 Cranial Measurements 168
4 Ectoparasites from Bats on Puerto Rico 172
5 Chromosomal Characteristics 174
6 Technical Names of Plants Mentioned in the Text 175
7 Technical Names of Animals Mentioned in the Text 177
8 Gazetteer 180
GLOSSARY 203
REFERENCES 211
INDEX 237
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Bats of Puerto Rico
An Island Focus and a Caribbean Perspective
Michael R Gannon
Allen Kurta
Armando Rodriguez-Duran
Michael R Willig
Illustrations by Jeffrey Martz
Texas Tech University Press
Contents
PREFACE xi
Organization xii
Acknowledgments xiv
PUERTO RICAN ECOSYSTEMS 3
Geography 3
Geological History 7
Temperature and Rainfall 8
Hurricanes 11 S
Forest Types and Life Zones 12
7fo Human Influence 19
J4H Overview of Puerto Rican Mammals 22
Island Biology 27
Community Ecology within the Caribbean Basin 30
BATS: FACTS AND MISCONCEPTIONS 33
Structure of a Bat 34
Seeing with Sound 37
Nocturnal Behavior 39
Shelter and Insulation 40
Guano, Ecology, and the Economy 42
Bats and Pre-Columbian Residents of Puerto Rico 44
Vampire Bats and the Vampire Myth 45 o
Bats and Public Health 46
Eliminating Bats from Buildings 49
FAMILY AND SPECIES ACCOUNTS 51
Noctilionidae, Bulldog or Fishing Bats 51
Noctilio leporinus, Greater Bulldog Bat 52
Mormoopidae, Mustachedor Ghost-faced Bats 59
Mormoops blainvillii, Antillean Ghost-faced Bat 61
Pteronotusparnellii, Parnell's Mustached Bat 68
Pteronotus quadridens, Sooty Mustached Bat 74
Phyllostomidae, American Leaf nosed Bats 81
Artibeusjamaicensis, Jamaican Fruit Bat 82
Brachyphylla cavernarum, Antillean Fruit Bat 89
Erophylla sezekorni, Brown Flower Bat 95
Monophyllus redmani, Greater Antillean Long-tongued Bat 102
Stenoderma rufum, Red Fig-eating Bat 108
Vespertilionidae, Plain-nosed or Vesper Bats 116
Eptesicus fuscus, Big Brown Bat 118
Lasiurus borealis, Red Bat 125
Mobssidae, Free-tailed Bats 132
Molossus molossus, Velvety Free-tailed BSt 133
Tadarida brasiliensis, Brazilian Free-tailed Bat 140
CONSERVATION OF BATS IN THE
CARIBBEAN BASIN 149
Threats to Bats 149
Why Protect Bats? 150
Recommendations 151
Resources 153
KEYS TO THE BATS OF PUERTO RICO 155
Key to Adult Bats Using External Characters 155
Key to Adult Bats Using Cranial and Dental Characters 157
APPENDICES
/ Plants Used as Food by Bats 163 •
2 Body Measurements 166
3 Cranial Measurements 168
4 Ectoparasites from Bats on Puerto Rico 172
5 Chromosomal Characteristics 174
6 Technical Names of Plants Mentioned in the Text 175
7 Technical Names of Animals Mentioned in the Text 177
8 Gazetteer 180
GLOSSARY 203
REFERENCES 211
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