Host Characteristics Do Not Affect Community Structure of Ectoparasites on the Fishing Bat Noctilio leporinus (L., 1758) (Mammalia: Chiroptera)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 811-815

  Moura, Mauricio O ^a   Bordignon, Marcelo O ^b   Graciolli, Gustavo ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO CENTRO OESTE   (Brazil)

^b Ctro Univ de Corumbá   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Batfly; Component community; Noctilionidae; Parasitological index; Streblidae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAT; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ECTOPARASITE; FLY; GENDER; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NOCTILIOSTREBLA AITKENI; NONHUMAN; PARADYSCHIRIA FUSCA; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CHIROPTERA; DIPTERA; LEPORINUS; MAMMALIA; NOCTILIO LEPORINUS; NOCTILIONIDAE; STREBLIDAE;

EID: 0346362076     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762003000600017     Document Type: Article

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