Ectoparasite load in European vespertilionid bats
Abstract The parasite load of seven European bat species ( Myotis daubentonii, Myotis emarginatus, Myotis myotis, Myotis mystacinus, Myotis nattereri, Nyctalus noctula, Pipistrellus pipistrellus ) was compared and tested to see if there was a relationship between high parasite load and poor body con...
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crwiley:10.1017/s0952836903004722 2024-06-02T08:10:29+00:00 Ectoparasite load in European vespertilionid bats Zahn, Andreas Rupp, Doris 2004 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0952836903004722 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1017%2FS0952836903004722 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1017/S0952836903004722 https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1017/S0952836903004722 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Zoology volume 262, issue 4, page 383-391 ISSN 0952-8369 1469-7998 journal-article 2004 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1017/s0952836903004722 2024-05-03T10:55:56Z Abstract The parasite load of seven European bat species ( Myotis daubentonii, Myotis emarginatus, Myotis myotis, Myotis mystacinus, Myotis nattereri, Nyctalus noctula, Pipistrellus pipistrellus ) was compared and tested to see if there was a relationship between high parasite load and poor body condition in bats. Considerable variations of the parasite load between host species, ages and sexes were found, which can be attributed to roosting conditions and behavioural differences of the bats. Overall, male bats had the fewest parasites. Very different parasite population densities were found in different years, and also at the same time at different sites. A generally high parasite load during the nursing season was not observed. There was no strong trend of increasing parasite load in bats with decreasing condition. If weak bats had more parasites than other individuals, the high number of parasites seemed to be a symptom and not the direct cause of the bad condition. Article in Journal/Newspaper Myotis nattereri Nyctalus noctula Pipistrellus pipistrellus Wiley Online Library Journal of Zoology 262 4 383 391 |
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Abstract The parasite load of seven European bat species ( Myotis daubentonii, Myotis emarginatus, Myotis myotis, Myotis mystacinus, Myotis nattereri, Nyctalus noctula, Pipistrellus pipistrellus ) was compared and tested to see if there was a relationship between high parasite load and poor body condition in bats. Considerable variations of the parasite load between host species, ages and sexes were found, which can be attributed to roosting conditions and behavioural differences of the bats. Overall, male bats had the fewest parasites. Very different parasite population densities were found in different years, and also at the same time at different sites. A generally high parasite load during the nursing season was not observed. There was no strong trend of increasing parasite load in bats with decreasing condition. If weak bats had more parasites than other individuals, the high number of parasites seemed to be a symptom and not the direct cause of the bad condition. |
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Ectoparasite load in European vespertilionid bats |
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Ectoparasite load in European vespertilionid bats |
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Ectoparasite load in European vespertilionid bats |
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Ectoparasite load in European vespertilionid bats |
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Ectoparasite load in European vespertilionid bats |
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ectoparasite load in european vespertilionid bats |
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Myotis nattereri Nyctalus noctula Pipistrellus pipistrellus |
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