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Russian Journal of TheriologyVolume 16, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 66-73

The first data on the infestation of the parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), with gamasid mites, Steatonyssus spinosus (Mesostigmata, Gamasina, Macronyssidae)(Article)(Open Access)

  • Orlova, M.V.,
  • Kazakov, D.V.,
  • Orlov, O.L.,
  • Mishchenko, V.A.,
  • Zhigalin, A.V.
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  • aNational Research Tomsk State University, Av. Lenina 36, Tomsk, 634050, Russian Federation
  • bTyumen State University, Volodarskogo str., 6, Tyumen, 625003, Russian Federation
  • cIrkutsk State University, Karl Marks str. 1, Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation
  • dUral State Pedagogical University, Av. Kosmonavtov, 26, Ekaterinburg, 620017, Russian Federation
  • eUral Federal University, Mira str., 19, Ekaterinburg, 620002, Russian Federation
  • fResearch Tomsk State University, Av. Lenina 36, Tomsk, 634050, Russian Federation

Abstract

This article presents one of the very few records of a macronyssid mite (Mesostigmata, Gamasina, Macronyssidae) infestation of vesper bats (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae). It is the first report of the influence of host parameters on the infestation of the parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus, by the mite Steatonyssus spinosus. It has been shown that the infestation varies considerably throughout the host's occupation of summer roosts and the highest infestation was observed in the post-lactation period. Female bats are infested significantly more intensively than male bats due to changes in their immune status during pregnancy and lactation. The infestation decreases in the period when the breeding colony disbands due to both roost switching and the intensification of grooming during this period. © Russian Journal Of Theriology, 2017.

Author keywords

Bat ectoparasitesGamasid mitesParti-coloured batSteatonyssus spinosus
  • ISSN: 16823559
  • Source Type: Journal
  • Original language: English
  • DOI: 10.15298/rusjtheriol.16.1.06
  • Document Type: Article
  • Publisher: K M K Scientific Press Ltd


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