Classification -- Biology -- Echolocation -- Benefits of insectivorous bats -- Foraging -- Feeding behavior -- Noninsectivorous bats -- Vampire bats -- Guano -- Summer habitat -- Summer-autumn swarming -- Winter habitat and hibernation -- Migration -- Homing ability -- Reproduction and longevity -- Bats as food -- Bat "bombs" -- Mines and bridges -- Controlling "nuisance" bats -- Attracting bats -- Threats to bats -- Rabies -- Histoplasmosis -- Bats and wind power -- White-nose syndrome -- Conservation -- Status of bats in the United States and Canada -- Endangered species and subspecies -- Research techniques -- Inventories -- Thermal imaging -- Nets and traps -- Bat banding -- Radiotelemetry -- Acoustic identification -- Additional techniques.