Molecular detection of Bartonella spp. and Rickettsia spp. in bat ectoparasites in Brazil. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The family Streblidae comprises a monophyletic group of Hippoboscoidea, hematophagous dipterans that parasitize bats. Bartonella spp. and Rickettsia spp.
Renan Bressianini do Amaral +5 more
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Blood Parasites and Wildlife: The Development of a Discipline. [PDF]
Integr ZoolChanges in our knowledge on blood parasite infections of wild animals in the last 30 years is reviewed with emphasis on taxonomy and phylogeny, impact of infections on fitness, and distribution of blood parasites. ABSTRACT In the last 30 years, the area of the study of parasitism caused by blood parasite infections on wildlife has suffered an ...
Merino S.
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Molecular diet analysis of neotropical bats based on fecal DNA metabarcoding
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 11, Issue 12, Page 7474-7491, June 2021., 2021 Inferring the exact diets of small, nocturnal mammals such as bats is notoriously difficult. Limited knowledge of what bats actually eat leaves important trophic interactions and food web networks unclear. Using molecular barcoding of plants, vertebrates, and invertebrates, we report fine‐scale dietary detection for 25 species of Belizean bats ...
Melissa R. Ingala +5 more
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Bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) infesting cave-dwelling bats in Gabon: Diversity, dynamics and potential role in Polychromophilus melanipherus transmission [PDF]
, 2016 Background Evidence of haemosporidian infections in bats and bat flies has motivated a growing interest in characterizing their transmission cycles.
Ayala, Diego +9 more
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Density-dependent sex ratio and sex-specific preference for host traits in parasitic bat flies. [PDF]
, 2017 Deviation of sex ratios from unity in wild animal populations has recently been demonstrated to be far more prevalent than previously thought. Ectoparasites are prominent examples of this bias, given that their sex ratios vary from strongly female- to ...
Estók, P., Szentiványi, T., Vincze, O.
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New records of bat flies (Diptera, Streblidae and Nycteribiidae) in Cerrado of Central Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2015 Here we record the occurrence of 38 species, including 30 species of Streblidae and eight species of Nycteribiidae. Of these, 12 are new records for the Distrito Federal, three are new for the Cerrado, and one, Trichobius johnsonae Wenzel, 1966 is the ...
Daniel Figueiredo +2 more
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Bringing the Laboulbeniales to the 21st century: Enhanced techniques for extraction and PCR amplification of DNA from minute ectoparasitic fungi [PDF]
, 2015 One of the most peculiar groups of Ascomycota are the Laboulbeniales. These fungi are characterized by an ectoparasitic life style on arthropods, determinate growth, lack of an asexual stage, high species richness, and intractability to culture.
Gorczak, Michał +6 more
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Descriptive ecology of bat flies (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea) associated with vampire bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in the cerrado of central Brazil [PDF]
, 2011 We studied the ectoparasitic bat flies of three phyllostomid vampire bat species. Bats were collected monthly from April 2004-March 2005 in caves within the Cafuringa Environmental Protection Area in the Federal District of Brazil.
Aguiar, Ludmilla Moura de Souza +1 more
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New record of the ectoparasite insect Speiseria ambigua Kessel, 1925 (Diptera: Streblidae) of Platalina genovensium Thomas, 1928 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Peru [PDF]
Check List, 2014 Platalina genovensium Thomas, 1928, the largest Lonchophyllinae, is a highly specialized phyllostomid bat that feeds primarily on columnar cacti and is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN.
Paúl Velazco +2 more
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First record of Basilia mediterranea Hůrka, 1970 from Italy (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) [PDF]
, 2017 The presence of Basilia mediterranea Hůrka, 1970, species with Western Mediterranean distribution, is reported for the first time from Italy. Two specimens, a male and a female, were collected from two bats belonging to the species Pipistrellus ...
Dondini, Gianna +3 more
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