Remarkably low host specificity in the bat fly Penicillidia fulvida (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) as assessed by mitochondrial COI and nuclear 28S sequence data

Remarkably low host specificity in the bat fly Penicillidia fulvida (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) as assessed by mitochondrial COI and nuclear 28S sequence data

Abstract Background The recognition and delineation of morphologically indistinguishable cryptic species can have broad implications for wildlife conservation, disease ecology and accurate estimates of biodiversity. Parasites are intriguing in the study of cryptic speciation because unique evolution...

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Main Authors: Taylor B. Verrett, Paul W. Webala, Bruce D. Patterson, Carl W. Dick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Bat flies
Chiroptera
Ectoparasites
Kenya
Nycteribiidae
Host specificity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05516-z

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