Can mite parasitism affect the condition of bat hosts? Implications for the social structure of colonial bats

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 273, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-168

  Lourenco S I ^a,b   Palmeirim, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Body condition; Ectoparasitism; Miniopterus schreibersii; Social organization; Spinturnix psi

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; GROUP BEHAVIOR; LACTATION; MITE; PARASITISM; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ACARI; MAMMALIA; MINIOPTERUS SCHREIBERSII; SPINTURNIX;

EID: 34748875928     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00322.x     Document Type: Article

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