{"product_id":"9781603446679","title":"Bats of Texas","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith all new illustrations, color photographs, revised species accounts,  updated maps, and a sturdy flexible binding, this new edition of the  authoritative guide to bats in Texas will serve as the field guide and  all-around reference of choice for amateur naturalists as well as  mammalogists, wildlife biologists, and professional conservationists.\u003cbr\u003eTexas is home to all four families of bats that occur in the United  States, including thirty-three species of these important yet  increasingly threatened mammals. Although five species, each represented  by a single specimen, may be regarded as vagrants, no other state has a  bat fauna more diverse, from the state’s most common species, the  Brazilian free-tailed bat, to the rare hairy-legged vampire.\u003cbr\u003eThe introductory chapter of this new edition of \u003ci\u003eBats of Texas\u003c\/i\u003e  surveys bats in general—their appearance, distribution, classification,  evolution, biology, and life history—and discusses public health and bat  conservation. An updated account for each species follows, with  pictures by an outstanding nature photographer, distribution maps, and a  thorough bibliography. \u003ci\u003eBats of Texas\u003c\/i\u003e also features revised and  illustrated dichotomous keys accompanied by gracefully detailed line  drawings to aid in identification. A list of specimens examined is  located at batsoftexas.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Texas A\u0026M University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180396462320,"sku":"9781603446679","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781603446679_p0.jpg?v=1763815749","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781603446679","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}