Machine derived contents note: Preface --

1. Evolution and Ecology of Phyllostomid Bats --

1.1. Introduction --

1.2. Diversity, Evolutionary History, and Zoogeography --

1.3. Basic Biology of the Phyllostomidae --

1.4. General Physiology --

1.5. Behavioral Ecology of the Phyllostomidae --

1.6. Carollia perspicillata and Its Relatives --

1.7. Summary --

2. Mutualistic Interactions between Bats and Plants --

2.1. Introduction --

2.2. Mutualism as a Conflict of Interests --

2.3. Pollination and Frugivory Mutualisms and the Evolution of Angiosperms --

2.4. The Outcomes of Bat-Plant Diffuse Coevolution --

2.5. Summary --

3. The Study Area --

3.1. Introduction --

3.2. History of Santa Rosa National Park --

3.3. Climate --

3.4. Habitats at Santa Rosa and La Pacifica --

3.5. Density and Dispersion Patterns of Bat Plants at Santa Rosa --

3.6. Phenology of Tropical Dry Forest Plants --

3.7. Summary --

4. Demography --

4.1. Introduction --

4.2. Our Bat Capture Effort --

4.3. Marking Techniques --

4.4. Recaptures --

4.5. Roosting Ecology --

4.6. Population Sizes --

4.7. Patterns of Body Size --

4.8. Reproductive Biology --

4.9. Growth and Development of Juveniles --

4.10. Sex Ratio and Gross Age Structure --

4.11. Survivorship --

4.12. A Life and Fecundity Table --

4.13. Evolutionary Aspects of Carollia 's Demography --

4.14. Summary --

5. Social Organization --

5.1. Introduction --

5.2. Sources of Data --

5.3. Social Dispersion Patterns --

5.4. Carollia 's Mating System --

5.5. Behavioral Interactions --

5.6. Dispersal Patterns and Roost Fidelity --

5.7. Genetic Structure --

5.8. Evolutionary Aspects of Carollia 's Social Organization --

5.9. Summary --

6. Diet and Food Choice --

6.1. Introduction --

6.2. Sources of Data --

6.3. Patterns of Resource Use --

6.4. Diet at Santa Rosa --

6.5. Food-Handling Behavior --

6.6. Diet Selectivity and Fruit Preferences --

6.7. Energetics and Food Choice --

6.8. Evolutionary Aspects of Food Choice --

6.9. Summary --

7. Foraging Behavior --

7.1. Introduction --

7.2. Sources of Data --

7.3. The Basic Foraging Pattern --

7.4. Factors Influencing Foraging Behavior --

7.5. Mechanisms of Food Location --

7.6. Foraging Patterns at the Roost Level --

7.7. Evolutionary Aspects of Carollia's Foraging Behavior --

7.8. Summary --

8. Energetics --

8.1. Introduction --

8.2. Sources of Data --

8.3. The Daily Activity Cycle --

8.4. Daily Energy Budgets --

8.5. Energetics and Foraging Distances --

8.6. Summary --

9. Ecological Relationships with Other Animals --

9.1. Introduction --

9.2. Sources of Data --

9.3. Competitive Relationships --

9.4. Predators and Parasites --

9.5. Conclusions --

9.6. Summary --

10. Botanical Consequences of Carollia's Foraging Behavior --

10.1. Introduction --

10.2. Sources of Data --

10.3. The Effects of Bat-Gut Passage on Seed Germination --

10.4. Average Dispersal Distances --

10.5. Seed Rain around and away from Fruiting Plants --

10.6. The Fate of Excreted Seeds --

10.7. Colonization of a Linear "Gap" --

10.8. Secondary Succession in Tropical Dry Forest --

10.9. The Genetic Structure of Piper Populations --

10.10. Carollia perspicillata and the Concept of Seed-Dispersal Quality --

10.11. Summary --

11. Bats, Frugivores, and Tropical Forests --

11.1. Introduction --

11.2. The Comparative Ecology of Frugivorous Bats --

11.3. The Functional Role of Frugiovrous Bats in Tropical Ecosystems --

11.4. Conclusions --

11.5. Summary --

Appendixes --

1. Plants Producing Fruits and Flowers Used for Food by Bats at Santa Rosa --

2. Bats of Santa Rosa National Park --

3. Estimates of Fruit Biomass in Prime Habitats --

4. Recorded Bat Captures at Santa Rosa, 1974-84 --

5. Summary of the Bat Capture Effect, 1974-84 --

6. Summary of Allele Frequencies by Site, Years Combined --

7. Known Species of Plants in the Diet of Carollia perspicillata --

8. Fecal-Sample Records from Bats at Santa Rosa, 1974-84 --

Literature Cited --

Author Index --

Subject Index.