인문학
사회과학
자연과학
공학
의약학
농수해양학
예술체육학
복합학
DBpia AI
AI 에이전트
AI 아이디어
AI 리더
AI 뷰어
Citeasy
크롬 서지관리 다운로드
지원사업
학술연구/단체지원/교육 등 연구자 활동을 지속하도록 DBpia가 지원하고 있어요.
커뮤니티
연구자들이 자신의 연구와 전문성을 널리 알리고, 새로운 협력의 기회를 만들 수 있는 네트워킹 공간이에요.
초록·키워드
Parasites are an abundant and diverse group of organisms that are often excluded from biodiversity surveys, limiting our understanding of host-parasite relationships and parasite diversity. Parasites are dependent on their hosts for survival and parasite populations are at risk if their host populations decline. The aim of our study was to quantify and compare the ectoparasite communities of two sympatric Atlantic Canadian bat species, <i>Myotis lucifugus</i> and <i>M. septentrionalis</i>. Ectoparasites were collected from bats captured for research throughout Atlantic Canada between 1999 and 2017 during the active season (May-October). The prevalence and mean intensity of infection were calculated for each identified ectoparasite species and generalized linear mixed models were used to assess host differences in infection by the two most abundant ectoparasites. Both bat species hosted ectoparasite communities dominated by the mite <i>Spinturnix americanus</i> and the flea <i>Myodopsylla insignis</i> with other ectoparasites being rarely encountered. Despite being the most common ectoparasites of both bat species, our results suggest that infections of these ectoparasites vary between them with <i>M. insignis</i> prevalence being greater on <i>M. lucifugus</i> and <i>S. americanus</i> prevalence being greater on <i>M. septentrionalis.</i> We suggest these differences in infection burden are related to the social and roosting behaviors of these hosts and the life history of the ectoparasites. Monitoring parasites concurrently with focal species is important for capturing this aspect of biodiversity and for understanding how host-parasite dynamics may be disrupted if hosts undergo drastic demographic changes.
인공지능 문자 인식 모델을 통해 추출된 텍스트로, 일부 오타나 오류가 포함될 수 있으나 지속적으로 개선 중입니다.
오류를 발견하셨다면 해당 부분을 드래그한 후 ' 를 통해 신고해주세요.
오류를 발견하셨다면 해당 부분을 드래그한 후 ' 를 통해 신고해주세요.
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