Species richness of bat flies and their associations with host bats in a subtropical East Asian region

Abstract Background Understanding the interactions between bat flies and host bats offer us fundamental insights into the coevolutionary and ecological processes in host-parasite relationships. Here, we investigated the identities, host specificity, and patterns of host association of bat flies in a...

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Main Authors: Emily Shui Kei Poon, Guoling Chen, Hiu Yu Tsang, Chung Tong Shek, Wing Chi Tsui, Huabin Zhao, Benoit Guénard, Simon Yung Wa Sin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05663-x