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Hidden diversity of Nycteribiidae (Diptera) bat flies from the Malagasy region and insights on host-parasite interactions

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2017
Background We present information on Nycteribiidae flies parasitizing the bat families Pteropodidae, Miniopteridae and Vespertilionidae from the Malagasy Region, contributing insight into their diversity and host preference.
Beza Ramasindrazana   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

New records of bats (Chiroptera, Mammalia) from Argentina [PDF]

open access: yesCheck List, 2016
We provide new distributional records for five species of bats from Argentina, of the families Vespertilionidae and Molossidae, representing new records for Catamarca, Chaco, La Rioja, Misiones, and San Juan provinces, as well as unpublished data for ...
Santiago Gamboa Alurralde   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Rabies in Bats (Chiroptera, Mammalia) in Brazil: Prevalence and Potential Risk Factors Based on Twenty Years of Research in the Northwestern Region of São Paulo, Brazil

open access: yesVeterinary Sciences, 2023
The number of rabies cases in bats has increased recently in Brazil and in the state of São Paulo, representing a new epidemiological scenario for this zoonosis.
Ana Beatriz Garcia   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tylonycteris pachypus(Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) [PDF]

open access: yesMammalian Species, 2014
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Tylonycteris pachypus (Temminck, 1840) is a small vespertilionid bat known as the lesser bamboo bat, club-footed bat, or the lesser flat-headed bat. The head of this species is dorsoventrally flattened, which is characteristic of this genus.
Eguren, Rachel E., McBee, Karen
openaire   +1 more source

Recent expansion and adaptive evolution of the carcinoembryonic antigen family in bats of the Yangochiroptera subgroup

open access: yesBMC Genomics, 2017
Background Expansions of gene families are predictive for ongoing genetic adaptation to environmental cues. We describe such an expansion of the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) gene family in certain bat families.
Robert Kammerer   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rapid survey of bats (Chiroptera) in the Atlantic Forest in eastern Sergipe, Brazil: unexpected diversity in a fragmented landscape [PDF]

open access: yesNeotropical Biology and Conservation, 2020
Despite advances in recent decades, the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil is still one of the least studied regions of the country, regarding, for instance, the bat fauna.
Mônica A. Pedroso   +8 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Rickettsiae in the common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) and the bat soft tick Argas vespertilionis (Ixodida: Argasidae)

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Increasing molecular evidence supports that bats and/or their ectoparasites may harbor vector-borne bacteria, such as bartonellae and borreliae. However, the simultaneous occurrence of rickettsiae in bats and bat ticks has been poorly studied.
Shuo Zhao   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adaptive Functional Diversification of Lysozyme in Insectivorous Bats [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31172077 to S.Z.), an East China Normal University Fostering Project for National Top Hundred Doctoral Dissertations (PY2011012 to Y.L.), an Innovation Fund of East China Normal
Han, X   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae, Rhogeessa hussoni Genoways and Baker, 1996: distribution extension and taxonomic notes [PDF]

open access: yesCheck List, 2011
The present note reports new locality records for the bat Rhogeessa hussoni (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), with a distribution extension westwards (Nova Lacerda, Mato Grosso).
Caroline Aires   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Myotis albescens (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) [PDF]

open access: yesMammalian Species, 2009
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Myotis albescens (E´ . Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806) is a vespertilionid bat commonly called the silver-tipped myotis. A small bat with unique frosting of the hair dorsally and ventrally, it is 1 of about 100 species of Myotis worldwide and 1 of 12 species of Myotis in South America.
Braun, Janet K.   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

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