The first data on the infestation of the parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), with gamasid mites, Steatonyssus spinosus (Mesostigmata, Gamasina, Macronyssidae)

This article presents one of the very few records of a macronyssid mite (Mesostigmata, Gamasina, Macronyssidae) infestation of vesper bats (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae). It is the first report of the influence of host parameters on the infestation of the parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus, by...

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Published in:Russian Journal of Theriology
Main Authors: Orlova, M. V., Kazakov, D. V., Orlov, O. L., Mishchenko, V. A., Zhigalin, A. V.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: PU KMK SCIENTIFIC PRESS LTD, MOSCOW STATE UNIV 2018
Subjects:
HOST MYOTIS-MYOTIS
REPRODUCTIVE-CYCLE
SPINTURNIX-MYOTI
SEX-DIFFERENCES
CELL-ACTIVITY
LIFE-HISTORY
EARED BAT
PREGNANCY
PARASITE
ECTOPARASITES
Vespertilio murinus
Mite
Online Access:http://elar.uspu.ru/handle/uspu/6691
https://doi.org/10.15298/rusjtheriol.16.1.06
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Summary:This article presents one of the very few records of a macronyssid mite (Mesostigmata, Gamasina, Macronyssidae) infestation of vesper bats (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae). It is the first report of the influence of host parameters on the infestation of the parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus, by the mite Steatonyssus spinosus. It has been shown that the infestation varies considerably throughout the host's occupation of summer roosts and the highest infestation was observed in the post-lactation period. Female bats are infested significantly more intensively than male bats due to changes in their immune status during pregnancy and lactation. The infestation decreases in the period when the breeding colony disbands due to both roost switching and the intensification of grooming during this period.

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