Adaptive Evolution of Traits for Parasitism and Pathogen Transmission Potential in Bat Flies [PDF]
National Science ReviewHarvey Locke, Zhilin Wang, Wen-Hua Yu
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Effects of fungal infection on the survival of parasitic bat flies. [PDF]
Parasit Vectors, 2020 AbstractBackgroundParasites are able to alter numerous aspects of their hosts’ life history, behaviour and distribution. One central question in parasitology is to determine the degree of impact that parasites have on their hosts. Laboulbeniales (Fungi: Ascomycota) are ectoparasitic fungi of arthropods.
Szentiványi T +4 more
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Asynchronous seasonal dynamics of nycteribiid bat flies and Bartonella spp. in Australian flying foxes (Pteropus spp.). [PDF]
Parasit VectorsBackground Bat flies are ubiquitous ectoparasites of bats, recognised as potential vectors for viral and bacterial transmission between individual bats within a roost. Despite this, little is known about the seasonal dynamics of bat flies.
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 The tritrophic association of bats, bat flies, and Laboulbeniales microfungi is a remarkably understudied system that may reveal patterns applicable to community ecology theory of (hyper)parasites.
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Exploring the relationship between bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) and ectoparasitic flies (Diptera, Hippoboscoidea) of the Orinoquia Region in South America [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2023 Bat flies (Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) have been used to study co-evolutionary patterns between ectoparasites and bats. In the world, Nycteribiidae and Streblidae are represented by approximately 276 and 237 species, respectively.
Erika M. Ospina-Pérez +2 more
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Bartonella in bat flies from the Egyptian fruit bat in the Middle East. [PDF]
Parasitol ResAbstractIn the family of fruit bats, Pteropodidae Gray, 1821, as in the third most diverse group of bats (Chiroptera), the bacterium of the genus Bartonella was detected in several species as well as in a few species of their insect ectoparasites in some tropical and sub-tropical regions of the Old World.
Špitalská E +3 more
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First report of the bat fly species Basilia italica in Romania [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2021 Bat flies are haematophagous ectoparasites, highly specialised to bats and are also considered to have vectorial potential for several pathogens like Bartonella spp. or Polychromophilus spp.
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Parasitization of bats by bat flies (Streblidae) in fragmented habitats [PDF]
Biotropica, 2020 AbstractParasites represent a large fraction of the world's biodiversity. They control host population sizes and contribute to ecosystem functioning. However, surveys on species diversity rarely include parasitic species. Bats often present traits favoring parasite diversity, such as large home ranges, long life spans, and large colonies.
Thomas Hiller +4 more
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Bats eavesdrop on the sound of copulating flies [PDF]
Current Biology, 2012 (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) No abstract provided.
Siemers, B. +4 more
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Hyperparasitism in caves: bats, bat flies and ectoparasitic fungus [PDF]
ARPHA Conference Abstracts, 2018 Bat flies (Nycteribiidae) of the order Diptera are highly specialized bloodsucking ectoparasites living on bats. The life-cycle of the bat flies emphasizes their obligate relationship with their hosts as they spend almost their entire life on bats. Upon mating, the female bat fly carries the larvae internally until the 3rd-instar when it deposits the ...
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