This volume consist of 25 chapters and 57 authors from around the globe all writing on the most recent finding on the evolution ecology and conservation of bats the chapters in this book are not intended to be exhaustive literature reviews but instead extended manuscripts that bring new and fresh perspectives. This volume consist of 25 chapters and 57 authors from around the globe all writing on the most recent finding on the evolution ecology and conservation of bats the chapters are not intended to be exhaustive literature reviews but instead extended manuscripts that bring new and fresh perspectives. Ra adams and sc pedersen eds bat evolution ecology and conservation doi 101007 978 1 4614 7397 8 21 c springer science business media new y ork 2013 abstract at a time of growing. Racey identifies where global conservation gaps exist and provides measures to assess future success or failure in summary bat evolution ecology and conservation provides some new data on subjects such as migration disease and wind turbines as well as novel perspectives on topics like wns climate change and economic value