Streblid bat fly assemblage structure on Paraguayan Noctilio leporinus (Chiroptera: Noctilionidae): Nestedness and species co-occurrence

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 409-417

  Presley, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Community structure; Competition; Ectoparasite; Facilitation; Streblidae

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BAT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ECTOPARASITE; FLY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; NESTEDNESS; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

PARAGUAY; SOUTH AMERICA;

CHIROPTERA; NOCTILIO LEPORINUS; NOCTILIONIDAE; STREBLIDAE;

EID: 34347401043     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467407004245     Document Type: Article

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