02466nam a22003618a 4500001001600000003000700016005001700023006001900040007001500059008004100074020002600115020002900141020003000170040002400200050002400224082001700248245011900265264005200384300005900436336002600495337002600521338003600547490009400583500007300677520104700750650001701797700004701814700004701861776003501908830009501943856004702038999001902085CR9781139045599UkCbUP20170413094210.0m|||||o||d||||||||cr||||||||||||110303s2012||||enk     s     ||1 0|eng|d  a9781139045599 (ebook)  z9780521768245 (hardback)  z9780521745260 (paperback)  aUkCbUPcUkCbUPerda00aQL737.C5 bE96 201200a599.413822300aEvolutionary History of Bats :bFossils, Molecules and Morphology /cEdited by Gregg F. Gunnell, Nancy B. Simmons. 1aCambridge :bCambridge University Press,c2012.  a1 online resource (582 pages) :bdigital, PDF file(s).  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier0 aCambridge Studies in Morphology and Molecules: New Paradigms in Evolutionary Bio ;vno. 2  aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).  aAdvances in morphological and molecular methods continue to uncover new information on the origin and evolution of bats. Presenting some of the most remarkable discoveries and research involving living and fossil bats, this book explores their evolutionary history from a range of perspectives. Phylogenetic studies based on both molecular and morphological data have established a framework of evolutionary relationships that provides a context for understanding many aspects of bat biology and diversification. In addition to detailed studies of the relationships and diversification of bats, the topics covered include the mechanisms and evolution of powered flight, evolution and enhancement of echolocation, feeding ecology, population genetic structure, ontogeny and growth of facial form, functional morphology and evolution of body size. The book also examines the fossil history of bats from their beginnings over 50 million years ago to their diversification into one of the most globally wide-spread orders of mammals living today. 0aBats, Fossil1 aGunnell, Gregg F.,eeditor of compilation.1 aSimmons, Nancy B.,eeditor of compilation.08iPrint version: z9780521768245 0aCambridge Studies in Morphology and Molecules: New Paradigms in Evolutionary Bio ;vno. 2.40uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139045599  c179398d179398