Analysis of COI gene, prevalence, and intensity of the bat fly Cyclopodia greeffi on roosting straw-coloured fruit bat Eidolon helvum in Southwest Nigeria

Analysis of COI gene, prevalence, and intensity of the bat fly Cyclopodia greeffi on roosting straw-coloured fruit bat Eidolon helvum in Southwest Nigeria

We investigated ectoparasite diversity, interspecific infestation rates and host preference in roosting fruit bats, Eidolon helvum, from Bowen University, Southwest Nigeria. Fur of captured E. helvum were sampled monthly for ectoparasites from January 2021 to June 2022. We examined a total of 231 E....

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Main Authors: Oluwatosin Ebenezer Atobatele, Iyabo Victoria Olatubi, Oyeshina Gideon Oyeku, Damilare Iyinkristi Ayokunle, Oladipo Olarinre Oladosu, Tolulope Mary Ogunnaike
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Subjects:
Cyclopodia greeffi
Eidolon helvum
COI gene
Nycteribiidae
Parasite intensity
Adult sex ratio
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