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Geographic distribution and composition of the parasite assemblage of the insectivorous bat, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), in South Africa
Includes bibliographical references.
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| author | Wood, Simon |
| author2 | Jacobs, David S |
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| description | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11224 Geographic distribution and composition of the parasite assemblage of the insectivorous bat, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), in South Africa Wood, Simon Jacobs, David S Zoology Includes bibliographical references. All free-living animal species have their own unique parasite assemblages. These parasites can have a significant impact on the fitness and ecology of their hosts, and through them the ecological systems in which they occur. Gaining knowledge about these parasites offers important information on the biology, systematics and phylogenies of their hosts. During this study the following were collected: flea, fly, mite, tick and helminth species from 96 Natal Long-Fingered bat (Miniopterus natalensis Smith, 1834) individuals sampled from seven localities across South Africa. This study aimed to both identify the species forming part of this parasite assemblage, and attempted to explain the distribution of the parasites and the factors influencing it. 2015-01-03T18:31:10Z 2015-01-03T18:31:10Z 2012 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11224 eng application/pdf Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Zoology Wood, Simon Geographic distribution and composition of the parasite assemblage of the insectivorous bat, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), in South Africa |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Geographic distribution and composition of the parasite assemblage of the insectivorous bat, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), in South Africa |
| title_full | Geographic distribution and composition of the parasite assemblage of the insectivorous bat, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Geographic distribution and composition of the parasite assemblage of the insectivorous bat, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geographic distribution and composition of the parasite assemblage of the insectivorous bat, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), in South Africa |
| title_short | Geographic distribution and composition of the parasite assemblage of the insectivorous bat, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), in South Africa |
| title_sort | geographic distribution and composition of the parasite assemblage of the insectivorous bat miniopterus natalensis chiroptera miniopteridae in south africa |
| topic | Zoology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11224 |
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