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Adams, R. A. In press. Significant declines in bat reproduction under conditions that mimic predicted                                                                        

           climate change in western North America. Ecology

Adams, R. A. In press. Of Darwin and bats. Bat Research News.

Hayes, M. A., K. W. Navo, L. R. Bonewell, C. J. Mosch, and R. A. Adams. In press. Allen’s

            big-eared bat (Idionycteris phyllotis) documented in Colorado based on recordings of its

            distinctive echolocation call. The Southwestern Naturalist.

Pedersen, S. C., G. G. Kwiecinski, P. A. Larsen, M. N. Morton, R. A. Adams, H. G. Genoways 

          and V. J. Swier.. In press. Bats of Montserrat - population fluctuations in response to

hurricanes and volcanoes: 1978-2005. Pp.  in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation of

         Island Bats (T. H. Fleming and P. Racey, eds.) University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

Adams, R. A. 2009. Techniques for the study of growth and development in bats. Pp. 265-272 in

            Ecological and Behavioral Methods in the Study of Bats, 2nd Edition. (T. H. Kunz and S.

            Parsons, eds.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

T. H. Kunz, R. A. Adams, and W. R. Hood. 2009. Methods for Assessing Size and Birth and

            Postnatal Growth and Development in Bats. Pp. 273-314 in Ecological and Behavioral

            Methods in the Study of Bats, 2nd Edition. (T. H. Kunz and S. Parsons, eds.). Johns

            Hopkins University Press, Baltimore

Adams, R. A., and M. A. Hayes. 2008. Water availability and successful lactation by bats as related

   to climate change in arid regions of western North America. Journal of Animal

Ecology, 77, 1115–1121.

Adams, R. A.. 2008. Morphogenesis in bat wings: linking development, evolution and ecology.

        Cells, Tissues, and Organs, 187: 13-23.

Wyant, K., and R.A. Adams. 2007. Prenatal growth and development in the Angolan free-tailed

        bat, Mops condylurus (Chiroptera: Molossidae). Journal of Mammalogy, 88:1248-1251.

Adams, R. A. 2007. Bat and People. Pp 1082-1085 in Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Interactions

            (M. Bekoff, ed.). Greenwood Publishing Group, New York.

Adams, R. A., and K. M. Thibault. 2006. Temporal partitioning by bats at water holes.

              Journal of Zoology, London, 270: 466-472.

Armstrong, D. M., R. A. Adams, and K. E. Taylor. 2006. New Records of the Eastern

            Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus) in Colorado. Western North American Naturalist,

           66(2):268-269.

Pedersen, S. C., H. H. Genoways, M. N. Morton, V. J. Swier, P. A. Larsen, K. C. Lindsay, R. A.

Adams, and J. D. Appino. 2006. Bats of Antigua, Northern Lesser Antilles

Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University, 249: 1-18.

Adams, R. A. 2004. The behaviors of bats.  The Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, Vol. 1 of

            3 (M. Bekoff, ed.). Greenwood Publishing Group, New York.

Adams, R.A. 2003. Bats of the Rocky Mountain West: Natural History, Ecology, and Conservation.

            University Press of Colorado, Boulder.

Adams, R.A., S.C. Pedersen, K.M. Thibault, J. Jadin, and B. Petru. 2003. Calcium as a

limiting resource to insectivorous bats: can water holes provide a supplemental calcium source?

Journal of Zoology, London, 260: 189-194.

Adams, R. A., and J. A. Simmons. 2002. Directionality of drinking passes by bats at water

holes: Is there co-operation? Acta Chiropterologica, 4: 195-199.

Adams, R.A., and S.C. Pedersen (eds). 2000. Ontogeny, Functional Ecology, and Evolution

            of Bats. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Adams, R. A. and S. C. Pedersen. 2000. Integrating ontogeny into ecological and evolutionary investigations.

Pp. 1-9 in Ontogeny Functional ecology and Evolution of Bats (R. A. Adams and S. C. Pedersen, eds.).

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. PDF

Adams, R. A. 2000. Wing ontogeny, shifting niche dimensions, and adaptive landscapes. Pp. 275-316 in

Ontogeny Functional ecology and Evolution of Bats (R. A. Adams and S. C. Pedersen, eds.).

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Adams, R. A. and K. M. Thibault. 2000. Ontogeny and evolution of the hindlimb and calcar: assessing phylogenetic

trends. Pp. 317-332 in Ontogeny Functional ecology and Evolution of Bats (R. A. Adams and S. C. Pedersen, eds.).

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Adams, R.A. and K.M. Thibault. 1999. Growth, development, and histology of the calcar in the

little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus. Acta Chiropterologica, 1:215-221.

Adams, R.A. and K.M. Thibault. 1999. Records of the Brazilian free‑tailed bat,

Tadarida brasiliensis (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in Colorado. The Southwestern

Naturalist, 44:542-543.

Adams, R. A. 1998. Evolutionary implications of developmental and functional integration in bat

wings. Journal of Zoology, London, 246:165-174.

Adams, R. A. 1997. Onset of juvenile volancy and foraging patterns of little brown bats, Myotis

lucifugus. Journal of Mammalogy, 78:239‑246.

Adams, R. A. 1996. Size‑specific resource partitioning among juvenile little brown bats (Myotis

lucifugus): Is there an ontogenetic shift? Canadian Journal of Zoology, 74:1204‑1210.

Adams, R. A., and S. C. Pedersen. 1994. Wings on their fingers: despite 50 million years

of evolution, bats don't become expert fliers overnight. Natural History, 103:48‑55.

Adams, R. A. 1993. Consumption of water boatmen (Hemiptera: Corixidae) by little brown bats,

Myotis lucifugus. Bat Research News, 34:66‑67.

Adams, R. A. 1992. Comparative growth and development of the forearm between the little

brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) and the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus).

Journal of Morphology, 214:251‑260.             

Adams, R. A. 1992. Stages of development and sequence of bone formation in the little brown

bat, Myotis lucifugus. Journal of Mammalogy, 73:160‑167.

Adams, R. A. 1990. Biogeography of bats in Colorado: ecological implication of  species

tolerances. Bat Research News, 31:17‑21.

Adams, R. A. 1988. Trends in the reproductive biology of some bats in Colorado. Bat Research

News, 29:21‑25.

Adams, R. A., B. J. Lengas, and M. Bekoff. 1987. Variations in the avoidance responses of

black‑tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus). Journal of  Mammalogy,

68:696‑689.

Adams, R. A. 1982. The endothermic properties of Dinosaurs. Journal of the Northern Ohio

Association of Herpetologists, 8:2‑13.