Publisher Summary This chapter describes the mating systems of bats, emphasizing
research from the last 20 years. For completeness, the chapter lists all species where mating …

Knowledge relative to the reproduction of nonhibernating bats is reviewed. Events in the
male, as they are now understood, are summarized for all families for which data exist …

In many respects, bats have relatively slow life histories. However, the reproductive rate of
bats (ie, the proportion of females that reproduce in any breeding season) has not been …

Patterns of reproduction in African bats can be compared in three taxon-based groups: fruit
bats (Megachiroptera), freetailed bats (Microchiroptera: Molossidae) and the nonmolossid …

The Reproductive Biology of Bats presents the first comprehensive, in-depth review of the
current knowledge and supporting literature concerning the behavior, anatomy, physiology …

Sperm competition is a widespread phenomenon influencing the evolution of male anatomy,
physiology and behaviour. Bats are an ideal group for studying sperm competition. Females …

The ecology of reproduction became firmly established as a discrete area of investigation
with the publication of Sadlier's monograph in 1969, The Ecology of Reproduction in Wild …

Whilst the use of molecular genetic techniques is widespread in the fields of population and
evolutionary biology, their application within the mammalian order Chiroptera neither …

Variability at seven polymorphic allozyme loci and observations of dispersal and mating
provide evidence for nonrandom genetic structure among adult female groups of the highly …

Publisher Summary This chapter reviews the current knowledge about the biology of male
reproduction in Chiroptera. Special attention is given to the functional cyclicity and gross and …