Hosts and environment overshadow spatial distance as drivers of bat fly species composition in the Neotropics
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DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13757
Abstract: Handling Editor: Evan Economo Abstract Aim: Determine the relative influence of geographical distance, environmental differ‐ ences, and host species composition on the similarity of bat fly species composition. Location: Neotropics. Taxon: Bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) and… read more here.
Keywords: bat fly; species composition; host; fly species ... See more keywords
High Specificity and Aggregation, But Low Prevalence in Bat-Fly Interactions in an Environmental Protection Area in Brazil
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DOI: 10.3161/15081109acc2019.21.2.018
Abstract: Nycteribiids and streblids are obligate hematophagous flies restricted to bats. These flies are widely distributed throughout the Neotropical region, although little is known about their spatial distribution and patterns in parasitic associations in different environments.… read more here.
Keywords: interactions environmental; fly; bat; prevalence ... See more keywords