Bats are the second most diverse mammalian group, playing keystone roles in ecosystems
but also act as reservoir hosts for numerous pathogens. Due to their colonial habits which …

Background Understanding the interactions between bat flies and host bats offer us
fundamental insights into the coevolutionary and ecological processes in host-parasite …

The 'ecology of fear'describes the negative effects natural enemies have on potential victims
even when those victims are not consumed or infected. Although recent work has …

Background Ectoparasites inhabit the body surface or outgrowths of hosts and are usually
detrimental to host health and wellbeing. Hosts, however, vary in quality and may lead …

We investigated ectoparasite diversity, interspecific infestation rates and host preference in
roosting fruit bats, Eidolon helvum, from Bowen University, Southwest Nigeria. Fur of …

Schreiber's bent-winged bat Miniopterus schreibersii and the greater horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum are widespread and common cavernicolous species across …

Current taxonomical keys are essential for better biodiversity knowledge. Moreover,
accurate identification of groups of organisms known to act as disease vectors is vital in …

Mosquitoes vector harmful pathogens that infect millions of people every year, and
developing approaches to effectively control mosquitoes is a topic of great interest …

Background Parasites are able to alter numerous aspects of their hosts' life history,
behaviour and distribution. One central question in parasitology is to determine the degree …

Urbanisation has a wide range of impacts on biodiversity, but its effects on parasitic
arthropods, particularly those of bats, remain poorly studied. Ectoparasites of the large …