Exploring the relationship between bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) and ectoparasitic flies (Diptera, Hippoboscoidea) of the Orinoquia Region in South America

Bat flies (Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) have been used to study co-evolutionary patterns between ectoparasites and bats. In the world, Nycteribiidae and Streblidae are represented by approximately 276 and 237 species, respectively. In regions such as the Orinoquia located in the north of South Amer...

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Main Authors: Erika M. Ospina-Pérez, Fredy A. Rivera-Páez, Héctor E. Ramírez-Chaves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2023-09-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/103479/download/pdf/