Host specificity gauges the degree to which a parasite occurs in association with a single
host species. The measure is indicative of properties of the host and parasite, as well as their …

Concluding remarks Bat flies are highly specialized for a nearly permanent ectoparasitic
relationship with their hosts, the Chiroptera. Although known life-histories are rather similar …

The Smithsonian Venezuela Project (SVP) conducted extensive surveys of mammals and
ectoparasites in the 1960s. The 25 238 individuals and 130 species of bat collected by SVP …

Bats are parasitized by numerous lineages of arthropods, of which bat flies (Diptera, Nycteribiidae
and Streblidae) are the most conspicuous. Bat flies themselves can be parasitized by …

An extensive survey of the ectoparasites infesting bats in Paraguay provides information
regarding the taxonomy and host distribution of streblid bat flies at a geographic interface …

Host specificity is the degree to which a parasite species occurs in association with a host
species. 2. The degree to which obligate ectoparasites are host specific has been debated, but …

Recently, a growing number Bartonella spp. have been identified as causative agents for a
broadening spectrum of zoonotic diseases, emphasizing their medical importance. Many …

Study of all flies (Diptera) collected for one year from a four-hectare (150 x 266 meter) patch
of cloud forest at 1,600 meters above sea level at Zurquí de Moravia, San José Province, …

Estimations of tropical insect diversity generally suffer from lack of known groups or faunas
against which extrapolations can be made, and have seriously underestimated the diversity …

Environmental conditions, including anthropogenic disturbance, can significantly alter host
and parasite communities. Yet, our current knowledge is based mainly on endoparasites, …