| the acarinia and nycteribidia zones of miniopterus schreibersi kuhl (mammalia: chiroptera) in the northeast of spain. | acarinia and nycteribidia zones of the bat species miniopterus schreibersi kuhl are studied in an area of northeast of spain, where captures over a period of five years have been carried out. the species that characterize the mite-tick spectrum are ixodes (pomerantzevella) simplex, macronyssus longimanus, macronyssus granulosus and spinturnix psi; nycteribidium is determined mainly by the presence of nycteribia schmidlii. the life cycle, prevalence, curves of parasitation, and other notes on the ... | 1991 | 1822466 |
| which factors regulate the reproduction of ectoparasites of temperate-zone cave-dwelling bats? | we studied the factors which regulate the reproduction of ectoparasites of temperate-zone cave-dwelling bats, using the schreiber's bat (miniopterus schreibersii) and its ectoparasites as a model. for this, we searched 969 bats during 2003 and 2004 at important stages of the bat yearly cycle and found four ectoparasite species regularly occurring on them: two nycteribiids (nycteribia schmidlii and penicillidia conspicua), one wing mite (spinturnix psi), and one hard tick (ixodes simplex simplex) ... | 2008 | 18779978 |
| bat flies (diptera: nycteribiidae and streblidae) infesting cave-dwelling bats in gabon: diversity, dynamics and potential role in polychromophilus melanipherus transmission. | evidence of haemosporidian infections in bats and bat flies has motivated a growing interest in characterizing their transmission cycles. in gabon (central africa), many caves house massive colonies of bats that are known hosts of polychromophilus dionisi parasites, presumably transmitted by blood-sucking bat flies. however, the role of bat flies in bat malaria transmission remains under-documented. | 2016 | 27286888 |
| parasites of parasites of bats: laboulbeniales (fungi: ascomycota) on bat flies (diptera: nycteribiidae) in central europe. | bat flies (streblidae and nycteribiidae) are among the most specialized families of the order diptera. members of these two related families have an obligate ectoparasitic lifestyle on bats, and they are known disease vectors for their hosts. however, bat flies have their own ectoparasites: fungi of the order laboulbeniales. in europe, members of the nycteribiidae are parasitized by four species belonging to the genus arthrorhynchus. we carried out a systematic survey of the distribution and fun ... | 2017 | 28222795 |
| how a haemosporidian parasite of bats gets around: the genetic structure of a parasite, vector and host compared. | parasite population structure is often thought to be largely shaped by that of its host. in the case of a parasite with a complex life cycle, two host species, each with their own patterns of demography and migration, spread the parasite. however, the population structure of the parasite is predicted to resemble only that of the most vagile host species. in this study, we tested this prediction in the context of a vector-transmitted parasite. we sampled the haemosporidian parasite polychromophil ... | 2015 | 25641066 |
| patterns of abundance and host specificity of bat ectoparasites in the central balkans. | bats are hosts to a number of ectoparasites-acarines (ticks, chiggers, other mites), bat flies, and fleas. bat ectoparasites might have significant ecological and public health importance as they may be potential vectors of zoonotic agents. it is important to identify their distribution, diversity, and host-parasite associations. bat ectoparasites in the central balkans have been largely understudied. the present research was conducted in 45 localities at the territory of bosnia and herzegovina, ... | 2018 | 29029286 |