Background
Findley, James Smith was born on December 28, 1926 in Cleveland. Son of Howard Nevin and Dorothy Georgine (Smith) D.
(Extensive scientific study of bats suggests that they are...)
Extensive scientific study of bats suggests that they are long-lived, slowly reproducing animals adapted to relatively stable environments. As such they might be expected to exist in communities heavily influenced by biotic interactions. This book begins with an overview of bat biology, including their systematic diversity and methodological problems in bat research. This is followed by examples of local bat community surveys from the major biogeographic regions. The evidence bearing upon resource limitation and competition in bats is reviewed. Then patterns in species richness, taxonomic, packing, biomass, numerical density, trophic and morphological diversity are described. The relevance of these to the nature of bat communities is examined. Major habitats and their histories are shown to be powerful predictors of important aspects of bat community structure.
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museum director biology and zoology educator
Findley, James Smith was born on December 28, 1926 in Cleveland. Son of Howard Nevin and Dorothy Georgine (Smith) D.
AB, Western Reserve University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kansas, 1955.
Assistant instructor zoology, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1950-1954; curatorial assistant, U. Kansas Museum National History, 1953-1954; instructor zoology, U. South Dakot, Vermillion, 1954-1955; from assistant professor to professor biology, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1955-1992; department chairman biology, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1978-1982; director Museum Southwestern Biology, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1982-1992.
(Extensive scientific study of bats suggests that they are...)
Served with United States Army, 1945-1946. Member American Society Mammalogists (president 1980-1982, C. Hart Merriam award 1978), Ecological Society of America, American Society Naturalists, Society for Study Evolution.
Married Muriel Thomson, June 18, 1949. Children: Stuart Thomson, Heidi Ann, Douglas Smith, Joan Nevin.