Data/hora: 03/06/2024 06:31:46

Provedor de dados: | Ciência Rural
País: | Brazil
Título: | Host morphophysiological conditions and environment abiotic factors correlate with bat flies (Streblidae) prevalence and intensity in Artibeus Leach, 1821 (Phyllostomidae)
Autores: | Patrício,Priscilla Maria Peixoto; Lourenço,Elizabete Captivo; Freitas,Aline Quintanilha de; Famadas,Kátia Maria.
Data: | 2016-04-01
Ano: | 2016
Palavras-chave: | Parasitism; Bat flies; Paratrichobius longicrus; Bats.
Resumo: | ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to correlate Streblidae parasitism rates with temperature and humidity as well as sex, age and reproductive condition of Artibeus bats. Streblidae specimens were collected during two years in the Tinguá Biological Reserve and in two areas inside buffer zone, located in Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro State and preserved as wet specimens. The abundance of Streblidae species parasitizing Artibeus was analyzed, and no differences were found between them. However, the number of females parasitizing Artibeus fimbriatus was higher. Moreover, regarding sex, Artibeus females were more parasitized, particularly A. fimbriatus and A. lituratus. There was no correlation between mean intensity of infestation and body mass index of Artibeus species, even when correlated to abiotic data. This study contributes to better understand the parasitism on Artibeus by Streblidae, and based on results, it is clear that Streblidae show no preferences in terms of reproductive condition, body size, age, sex, temperature and humidity in parasitizing Artibeus species.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782016000400648
Editor: | Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Relação: | 10.1590/0103-8478cr20150091
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Ciência Rural  v.46 n.4 2016
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess