Bats of Britain, Europe and Northwest Africa.

London: A & C Black, 2009.
Quarto, laminated boards, 400 pp. colour photographs, other illustrations, maps.

This comprehensive handbook presents for the first time all 51 bat species that occur across Europe and Northwest Africa, taking in to account recent taxonomic advances and new species descriptions from over the last few years. Extensive introductory chapters reveal the remarkable biology of bats and explore the latest findings in bat evolution and echolocation. The in-depth species accounts cover life history, conservation status and identification. Distribution maps accompany illustrations, beautifully detailed diagrams and over 400 breathtaking colour photographs. Translated from the German.