• 1. Functional anatomy and locomotion ; 2. The circulatory and respiratory systems ; 3. Heat and water balance ; 4. Diet, digestion, and energy balance ; 5. Central nervous system ; 6. Echolocation ; 7. Vision, olfaction, and taste ; 8. Reproduction and development ; 9. Ecology ; 10. Phylogeny and systematics

"First published in German, this fine translation makes a wealth of information more readily available to biologists. Reviews functional anatomy, circulatory and respiratory systems, diet and digestion, aerodynamics, central nervous system, echolocation, vision, olfaction, reproduction and development, ecology, phylogeny, systematics, and more. Unusually comprehensive in its presentation of information. Suggested references listed at the end of each chapter.Well-suited as a textbook." -- Northeastern Naturalist, 2000"First published in German, this fine translation makes a wealth of information more readily available to biologists. Reviews functional anatomy, circulatory and respiratory systems, diet and digestion, aerodynamics, central nervous system, echolocation, vision, olfaction, reproduction and development, ecology, phylogeny, systematics, and more. Unusually comprehensive in its presentation of information. Suggested references listed at the end of each chapter.Well-suited as a textbook." -- Northeastern Naturalist, 2000

• 1. Functional anatomy and locomotion ; 2. The circulatory and respiratory systems ; 3. Heat and water balance ; 4. Diet, digestion, and energy balance ; 5. Central nervous system ; 6. Echolocation ; 7. Vision, olfaction, and taste ; 8. Reproduction and development ; 9. Ecology ; 10. Phylogeny and systematics

"First published in German, this fine translation makes a wealth of information more readily available to biologists. Reviews functional anatomy, circulatory and respiratory systems, diet and digestion, aerodynamics, central nervous system, echolocation, vision, olfaction, reproduction and development, ecology, phylogeny, systematics, and more. Unusually comprehensive in its presentation of information. Suggested references listed at the end of each chapter.Well-suited as a textbook." -- Northeastern Naturalist, 2000"First published in German, this fine translation makes a wealth of information more readily available to biologists. Reviews functional anatomy, circulatory and respiratory systems, diet and digestion, aerodynamics, central nervous system, echolocation, vision, olfaction, reproduction and development, ecology, phylogeny, systematics, and more. Unusually comprehensive in its presentation of information. Suggested references listed at the end of each chapter.Well-suited as a textbook." -- Northeastern Naturalist, 2000

• 1. Functional anatomy and locomotion ; 2. The circulatory and respiratory systems ; 3. Heat and water balance ; 4. Diet, digestion, and energy balance ; 5. Central nervous system ; 6. Echolocation ; 7. Vision, olfaction, and taste ; 8. Reproduction and development ; 9. Ecology ; 10. Phylogeny and systematics

"First published in German, this fine translation makes a wealth of information more readily available to biologists. Reviews functional anatomy, circulatory and respiratory systems, diet and digestion, aerodynamics, central nervous system, echolocation, vision, olfaction, reproduction and development, ecology, phylogeny, systematics, and more. Unusually comprehensive in its presentation of information. Suggested references listed at the end of each chapter.Well-suited as a textbook." -- Northeastern Naturalist, 2000"First published in German, this fine translation makes a wealth of information more readily available to biologists. Reviews functional anatomy, circulatory and respiratory systems, diet and digestion, aerodynamics, central nervous system, echolocation, vision, olfaction, reproduction and development, ecology, phylogeny, systematics, and more. Unusually comprehensive in its presentation of information. Suggested references listed at the end of each chapter.Well-suited as a textbook." -- Northeastern Naturalist, 2000